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Market warning lights flash amber after Trump tariff shock

By Amanda Cooper and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Global markets have been sucked into a downdraft after U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, setting investors’ go-to warning lights flickering but not yet flashing red. S&P 500 companies have shed $5 trillion in stock market value, an all-time two-day plunge for the benchmark, surpassing a two-day …

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Financial markets face fear, shellshock as global trade war looms

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Alarm about the fallout from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs gripped global financial markets, with Wall Street’s fear level at a five-year high while financial executives expressed shock and worry about economic growth. Trillions were wiped off stock market values as investors said they were fearful about the …

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US refiners’ shares hit near two-year lows as Trump tariffs spur fuel demand fears

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Shares of U.S. refiners fell to near two-year lows on Friday in the wake of U.S. President Trump’s announcement of new tariffs, as fears of slower fuel demand and weakening refining margins rattled investors. Top refiners Marathon Petroleum, Valero Energy and Phillips 66 have shed more than $20 billion …

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SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin clinch $13.5 billion-dollar Pentagon launch contracts

By Joey Roulette and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Friday won U.S. Space Force rocket launch contracts worth a combined $13.5 billion through 2029 to send some of the Pentagon’s most sensitive and complex satellites into space. The Space Force’s flagship National Security Space …

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Walmart denies ABC News report it could join investor group to buy TikTok

(Reuters) -Walmart on Friday denied a report from ABC News that it was considering joining a group of investors to buy short video app TikTok. Earlier on Friday, ABC News reporter Selina Wang said in a post on X that the world’s largest retailer was “actively considering” joining a group of investors to buy the …

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