Trump Tariffs and Trade Wars Leave Investors, Once Optimistic, Feeling Apprehensive

President Trump made a lot of promises on the campaign trail last year. Investors and business leaders enthusiastically cheered some, like lower taxes and relaxed regulation, and expressed wariness about others, like tariffs and reduced immigration. But when Mr. Trump won the election, there was little sign of that ambivalence: Stock prices soared, as did…

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Asia markets live: Stocks trade mixed

Restored Cheonggyecheon at night, Seoul. Renan Gicquel | Moment Open | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday after all three benchmarks in the U.S. tumbled over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. In another sign of a trade war escalation, Trump threatened to enact 200% tariffs on all alcoholic products coming from the European…

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