Wintrust Business Lunch 4/3/25: Tariff impact, stocks drop, TikTok ban

Segment 1:  Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, talks to John about how the market is reacting to President Trump’s tariff announcement, federal government job cuts, how the Fed might react to tariffs, and why we need to prioritize savings right now.

Segment 2: Bree Fowler, Senior Writer, CNET, joins John Williams to talk about TikTok counting down to a federal ban.

Segment 3: Melia Russell, Senior Correspondent, Business Insider, joins John to talk about tech bosses telling their employees that playtime is over.

Segment 4: Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage tells John her thoughts on President Trump’s tariff announcement, the shock being felt on the stock market, how your investments will be impacted, and what you should do with your investments right now.