How the trade war with China hit Uber’s public offering

Uber’s much heralded public offering has arrived not so much with a bang as with a whimper, thanks largely to the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China.
Overnight, the U.S. government made good on the threat from President Donald Trump to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25% up from 10%.Trump’s China tariffs are getting a major increase on FridayAs a result, stock markets slid further on Friday, and their decline hit Uber’s initial public offering.