Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 as their worst crisis since COVID deepens

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s worst crisis since COVID slammed into a higher, scarier gear Friday.The S&P 500 lost 6% after China matchedPresident Donald Trump’s big raisein tariffs announced earlier this week. The move increased the stakes in a trade war that could end with a recession that hurts everyone. Not even a better-than-expected reporton the U.S. job market, which is usually the economic highlight of each month, was enough to stop the slide.
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