NEW YORK – China swiped a page from the Donald Trump trade playbook Tuesday with similar results for global markets.
Asked if retaliation is forthcoming after the U.S. blacklisted eight tech companies, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters: “stay tuned.” S&P 500 traders chose not to wait and the index tumbled toward one of its worst sessions since August.
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