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Nonilex

U.S. tumble on global fears over new

's sweeping tariff announcement Wednesday triggered a sharp drop in U.S. stock markets, a flashing-red warning sign of the economic fallout that's expected to result from the widening trade war.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled over 1,200 points, or 2.9%, Thursday within minutes of the opening bell. The broader S&P 500 index sank 3.4%.


npr.org/2025/04/03/nx-s1-53505

NPR · Dow drops over 1,200 points at open on trade war fears over new tariffsBy Scott Horsley

@Nonilex welp, there goes the middle class.

@Nonilex
I suppose it's too much to hope for that Trump would be throttled by enraged economists or outraged stockbrokers..