New York, Aug 7, 2025 (AFP) - Mixed day for global stocks as latest Trump levies take effect

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2025-08-07

Global stocks had a mixed session Thursday as US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on dozens of countries took effect, with investors eyeing exemptions from his threatened 100-percent levy on semiconductors. After a positive start, momentum on Wall Street faded, with both the Dow and S&P 500 finishing lower. "This tariff issue is still an overhang for the market as it kind of contemplates what that might mean in terms of inflation, and what it......

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