There’s no denying that the current state of the S&P 500 index can be summed up in a couple of words: volatile and uncertain. President Trump's recently rolled out trade tariffs create a less clear future for global trade and the costs to be paid and handled by hundreds of businesses in the United States, indirectly hurting the ability for management and Wall Street analysts to forecast earnings potential down the line.
With this in mind, a few stocks are front and center in this new wave of uncertainty. They are specifically focused on the retail sector, as it is one of the most exposed to importing and trading with China’s economy (where, consequently, most of the tariffs seem to be focused).
