U.S. stocks fall sharply as U.S.-China trade war escalates

August 23, 2019 Comments Off on U.S. stocks fall sharply as U.S.-China trade war escalates

Stocks tumbled on Wall Street after President Donald Trump said he “hereby ordered” U.S. companies to consider alternatives to doing business in China. He also said he would respond to Beijing’s latest tariff increase later Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

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U.S. stocks fall sharply as U.S.-China trade war escalates

August 23, 2019 Comments Off on U.S. stocks fall sharply as U.S.-China trade war escalates

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Fed officials widely divided on rates at July meeting

August 22, 2019 Comments Off on Fed officials widely divided on rates at July meeting

Federal Reserve officials were widely divided at their meeting last month when they decided to cut rates for the first time in a decade, with some arguing for a bigger rate cut while others insisted the Fed should not cut ...

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