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If you're feeling overwhelmed by the stock market right now, you're not alone. The S&P 500 had one of its fastest drops on record in early April, and the Nasdaq Composite hurtled into a bear market, falling more than 20% from its high just in February.

While it's recovered some gains as tariff fears have subsided somewhat, many favorite growth stocks remain heavily discounted. Here's why I'm adding to my shares of the up-and-coming handcrafted-beverage chain Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS), which is currently trading at 26% below its all-time high. Dutch Bros is home to 982 shops across 18 states and has quietly become one of the most interesting growth stocks on the market.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is down 6% in 2025 amid rising global trade tensions, triggered by the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump enacted on imported goods from America's trading partners. Plus, Oracle's data centers use random direct memory access (RDMA) networking technology, which moves data from point-to-point much faster than traditional Ethernet networks.

After two years of double-digit gains and even a decent start to 2025, the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) reached a stumbling block in recent weeks. All of this weighed on the S&P 500, bringing it to a 16% decline from the start of March through its low point on April 8. For example, Trump paused his tariff plans for 90 days to allow for negotiations with various countries.

The historical average is 75 days, according to UBS Wealth Management. Dan Ives at Wedbush says cloud and software stocks like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) could be the safest place to invest as Trump's trade war persists.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has declined 10% from its high as tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have rattled financial markets. Investors will receive important data this week that could either alleviate or intensify concerns surrounding the trade war. The Labor Department will release jobs, payroll, and unemployment numbers, and the Commerce Department will announce first-quarter GDP and consumer spending data for March.

BP's strategy and sustainability chief Giulia Chierchia, the key architect of the group's ill-fated foray into renewables, will step down on June 1, the company said on Tuesday. Activist investor Elliott had demanded her exit alongside other structural changes at the company to improve accountability, according to a source. Chierchia will leave BP and her role will be abolished, the company said in an emailed statement accompanying its lower-than-expected first-quarter results.

The global banking giant increased provisions for loans expected to turn sour by 202 million US dollars (£150.7 million) in the first quarter.

The bank posted a drop in pre-tax profits for the first quarter, but announced a share buyback programme of up to $3bn.