
Dow slides and S&P enters correction territory as Trump’s trade war escalates
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US stocks slid Thursday and the S&P 500 entered into correction territory, down 10% from its record high in February, as President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on the European Union.
US stocks slid Thursday and the S&P 500 entered correction territory, down 10% from its record high in February, as President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on the European Union. The Dow slid by 500 points, the S&P 500 fell 1.3% and the Nasdaq Composite was 1.8% lower. If the S&P closes at current levels, it will be an official market correction. Trump on Thursday threatened to impose a 200% tariff on alcoholic beverages from the European Union after the bloc on Wednesday imposed a 50% tariff on US spirits like bourbon. This is a developing story and will be updated.

An initial reading of third-quarter gross domestic product showed the US economy expanded at an inflation-adjusted annualized rate of 4.3%, a far faster pace than the 3.8% recorded in the second quarter, according to Commerce Department data released Tuesday. That’s the fastest growth rate in two years.

Paramount has upped the ante in its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, announcing Monday that Larry Ellison will personally guarantee the tens of billions of dollars he is putting up to bankroll the transaction. The Ellisons will also let shareholders peer into the finances of their family trust.











