The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index corrected in March, driven by a combination of concerns about soaring artificial intelligence (AI) spending and the ongoing war in Iran. Weeks later, many of the top AI stocks sit well off their highs.

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Fintech stocks entered 2026 riding high on hopes for lower rates and a digital finance boom. Then reality hit: persistent inflation worries, a Fed rate pause, and sector-wide jitters sent the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index down about 11% year-to-date.

Armchair investors have endured several stomach-churning days in March, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones averages seesawing in response to the Iran war, surging gas prices and inflation fears. When the stock market falls off a cliff, the natural impulse ...