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Stocks are getting whacked as Trump moves toward an all-out trade war with China

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened an all-out trade war with China by announcing the possibility of tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. US stocks were set to tumble at Tuesday’s open the morning after President Donald Trump threatened an all-out trade war with China. The S&P 500 was set to open lower by about 1% after heavy overnight selling dropped China’s Shanghai Composite (-3.78%) to its lowest level in two years. …read more […]

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Global Markets: Trade war worries slam China and emerging markets

Chinese stocks fell almost 4 percent and alarm bells rang across global markets on Tuesday, as the trade dispute between the United States and China escalated further. The yuan also hit a five-month low overnight after U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 10 percent tariff on another $200 billion of Chinese goods drew warnings from Beijing about $50 billion of retaliatory penalties on U.S. goods. Europe’s main equity benchmarks sank 1 to 1.5 percent in early trading and Wall Street futures were pointing to similar falls there later, while safe-haven government bonds and the Japanese yen …read more […]

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Exclusive: China’s Xiaomi cuts valuation after pulling mainland offering: sources

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters/IFR) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has lowered its likely valuation to between $55 billion and $70 billion following its decision to delay its mainland share offering until after its Hong Kong IPO, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

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