Tech roller-coaster pushes Nasdaq to best week in three years as Trump tariffs create extreme volatility

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers the keynote for the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2025. The wild week is finally over for technology and the broader market. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite jumped 7% this week for its best week since 2022 as investors reckoned with market turbulence spurred by tariff uncertainty. Between Tuesday and Thursday, the Nasdaq fell more than 2%, then soared 12%, before dropping over 4% and finishing the week with a 2% rally. Megacap technology stocks also capped off a winning week, led by Nvidia . The chipmaking giant surged more than 17% for its best week since August, while Amazon popped more than 8%. Alphabet , Microsoft and Meta Platforms all jumped nearly 8%. Tesla , which had its best session since 2013 added more than 5%. Apple , also gained 5% and recorded its best day since 1998 this week. Stocks are wrapping one of the wildest trading weeks in recent history. Markets climbed Wednesday af ... Read full article.