US stock markets sink on China trade war fears
by Edward Helmore in New York from Economics | The Guardian on (#3M42D)
The major indexes as well as tech stocks tumbled despite Trump officials downplaying any likelihood new tariffs would be enacted
Investors fled US stocks on Friday after Donald Trump threatened more tariffs against Chinese goods, China vowed to battle "to the end" and US employment data missed analysts' expectations.
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