A Stock Market Alarm Is Sounding for the Third Time in 20 Years. History Says This Will Happen Next.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) briefly fell into correction territory in March. The index has since bounced back to a small degree but remains more than 8% below the record high it reached in February. However, an economic warning bell seen during just two periods in the last 20 years may signal more trouble on the horizon.As of March 18, data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta shows that U.S. gross domestic product is on pace to decline an annualized 1.8% in the first quarter of 2025. That would be the worst economic contraction since the second quarter of 2020. Historically, the S&P 500 has performed poorly during periods of economic contraction.Here are the important details.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool