China’s Ruthless Trade War Gambit Blindsides Stock Market

By CCN: As the U.S.-China trade war intensifies, and with both sides threatening to take ruthless measures to place even more pressure on each other’s economy, the Dow Jones and U.S. stock market at large have suffered vicious declines on Wednesday. Dow Collapses as Investors Flee Risky Assets Heading into the mid-afternoon, the Dow had plunged more than 250 points, bringing the DJIA’s weekly losses to 500 points after just two trading sessions. The Dow’s brutal shellacking was