Wall Street assumed that the stock market would act as a check on Donald Trump's worst economic impulses. That isn't panning out.

U.S. stocks plunged on Monday as relentless tariff wrangling and mounting anxieties arising from the chaos in Washington gave rise to fears that the U.S. economy could be careening into recession. The previous week's steep sell-off resumed,

The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is predicting that a full-blown economic recession could be coming after a rough day for investors on Monday. “Stock prices have been richly valued for some time,