By AP and published by WPRI.com12 SHARES nosedived around the world today (Apr. 7) as higher US tariffs and a backlash from Beijing triggered massive sell-offs. European shares followed Asian markets lower, with Germany’s DAX falling 6.5% to 19,311.29. In Paris, the CAC 40 shed 5.9% to 6,844.96, while Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 5%
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US stocks plunge, suffer biggest losses since Covid-19 crash amid escalating trade war
Updated report by Reuters – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom New York – Wall Street nosedived for a second straight day on Friday (Apr. 4), after China said it would strike back at US President Donald Trump with additional tariffs of 34 percent on American goods, escalating a trade war that has rattled
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Read moreAnother market alert as PM is to get AstraZeneca jab tomorrow
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Read moreNew scheme allows using credit card points to invest in mutual funds
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