Just 20 days ago, the US stock market was sitting at all-time highs. The US economy appeared to be growing at a solid pace. And a recession was nowhere in sight.

U.S. stocks have suffered their sharpest selloff in months as investors have grown nervous that Trump will slow the economy with import duties.

The signs of a recession, how they affect the public and what you can do to prepare financially in case one comes.

The U.S. stiock market has dropped considerably over the last week amid concerns over the impacts of President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs.

People watch a television showing US President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the Nasdaq Marketplace in Times Square in New York City, US, March 4, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] The US stock market on Monday showed how it felt about recession talk over the weekend — by heavily selling off.

Stock markets are plunging, consumers and businesses have started to sour on the economy, and economists are marking down their estimates for growth this year, with some even seeing rising odds of a r

Financial advisers urge investors to avoid panic selling and keep emotions under control as the US market violently fluctuates based on what Trump says every other day.

Trump's global tariffs of 25% on all imports of steel and aluminum also extend the duties to hundreds of products made from the metals.

NBC News Correspondents Aaron Gilchrist, Gabe Gutierrez and Brian Cheung and Elise Labott of the Council of Foreign Relations join Meet the Press NOW to discuss the escalating trade war between the United States and Canada.