US stock markets have been falling precipitously for nearly two weeks in what most analysts attribute to jitters over President Donald Trump’s tariff wars and the increasing likelihood of a recession this year.
Trump may not be outwardly worried about the slide, but many investors are.
They are increasingly striking a defensive posture, and as part of that are seeking out dividend-paying stocks as a shelter from the storm, according to an 8 March report in the Wall Street Journal.
