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The Real Reasons Stocks Are Falling in 2025

Stocks are down, but it's not earnings that are driving losses. It's something much bigger.

By Travis Hoium – Apr 23, 2025 at 10:15AM EST

The stock market is ultimately downstream of bigger market forces like currencies and bonds. And these are what's driving the market's turbulence, as Travis Hoium highlights in this video.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 21, 2025. The video was published on April 22, 2025.

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Travis Hoium
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
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