Escalating US-China trade war sends stocks plunging

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Stocks close sharply lower as an escalating trade war with China rattles markets; Nasdaq sinks 3.4%, worst drop of year.

FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo trader Jonathan Corpina works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 13.

The world’s largest economies had seemed on track to resolve the ongoing trade dispute that has raised prices for consumers and pinched corporate profit margins. Investor confidence that the two sides were close to a resolution had helped push the market to its best yearly start in decades. The broader S&P 500 index fell 2.1%. The benchmark index is coming off its worst week since January, though it’s still up sharply for the year. The Nasdaq, which is heavily weighted with technology stocks, slid 2.9%, on track for its biggest daily loss of the year.

Trade talks between the U.S. and China concluded Friday with no agreement and with the U.S. increasing import tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25% from 10%. Officials also said they were preparing to expand tariffs to cover another $300 billion of goods.

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If tariffs don't work like CNN says why do so many countries use them against the USA?

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It's strange market participants actually believe Trump when he says a deal is close to finalization. Even Charlie Brown would have stopped trying to kick that ball by now. Not exactly the best and brightest on Wall Street.

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Donald Trump just raised taxes on the average American. Period. And the Republicans in Congress have done nothing to stop this tax increase. Period. When are they going to fix this? Why aren’t they baying at the moon about this tax increase?

Trade wars are good and easy to win... Or when you run the country like a trump business

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