Why Micron Stock Is Plummeting Today

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock is getting hit with big sell-offs Thursday. The memory-chip and storage company's share price was down 12.3% by midday. At the same point in the day's trading, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were down 5.4% and 6.2%, respectively.Micron skyrocketed yesterday after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on his administration's reciprocal tariff policy for almost all countries. The lone carve-out in the tariff reprieve was China, which will instead see its tariff rate raised from an already-high 104% to 145%. Investors are focusing on the potential fallout of the escalating trade war and selling out of stocks today.Whipsaw volatility is continuing for the broader market today, and Micron is seeing a big valuation pullback as investors weigh the potential for the trade war between the U.S. and China to continue intensifying. Concerns that China could move to invade or otherwise exert greater control over Taiwan sometime in the next several years are also adding to bearish sentiment. Continue reading

Apr 10, 2025 - 20:13

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock is getting hit with big sell-offs Thursday. The memory-chip and storage company's share price was down 12.3% by midday. At the same point in the day's trading, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were down 5.4% and 6.2%, respectively.

Micron skyrocketed yesterday after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on his administration's reciprocal tariff policy for almost all countries. The lone carve-out in the tariff reprieve was China, which will instead see its tariff rate raised from an already-high 104% to 145%. Investors are focusing on the potential fallout of the escalating trade war and selling out of stocks today.

Whipsaw volatility is continuing for the broader market today, and Micron is seeing a big valuation pullback as investors weigh the potential for the trade war between the U.S. and China to continue intensifying. Concerns that China could move to invade or otherwise exert greater control over Taiwan sometime in the next several years are also adding to bearish sentiment.