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The stock market is down, but you don't need to be

NPR | By Darian Woods,
Wailin Wong, Cooper Katz McKim, Kate Concannon
Published March 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM CDT
Traders working on the NYSE floor following the worst day for markets in 2025.
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Traders working on the NYSE floor following the worst day for markets in 2025.

Government cuts. Tariff uncertainty. Sticky interest rates. These are not helping the tumbling stock market. There's a sinking feeling among some Americans that a crash is imminent.

But ... should we all be so worried? Today, we brush away the cobwebs of stock market fear and confusion, and bring some long-held facts to the surface.

Related episodes:
Why to look twice when your portfolio is doing well (Apple / Spotify)
The cautionary tale of a recovering day trading addict (Apple / Spotify)

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Darian Woods
Darian Woods is a co-host of The Indicator from Planet Money.
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Wailin Wong
Wailin Wong is a co-host of The Indicator from Planet Money.
Cooper Katz McKim
Cooper Katz McKim is an Associate Producer for The Indicator from Planet Money.
Kate Concannon
Kate Concannon is the Supervising Senior Editor at The Indicator from Planet Money. She leads this small, collaborative team of hosts, reporters and producers in making sense of crucial, but often complex and confusing, economic news in just 10 minutes a day.