US stock futures slide as new trade threat looms

07:54, April 06, 2018

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  Monsanto misses profit estimates as corn disappoints

  Monsanto is displayed on a screen where the stock is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, May 9, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)Monsanto Co on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected earnings for a second straight quarter, saying its corn business dropped as US farmers planted fewer acres this spring, while low crop prices continued

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  Stocks dive as US proposes more China tariffs; Dow falls 700

  (Photo: AP)Stocks are ending the week the way they began it: tumbling as investors worry that tariffs and harsh words between the US and China will touch off a trade war that derails the global economy. That came with the US considering duties on an additional $100 billion in goods imported from China.The stock market has changed direction again and

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  Wall Street higher as tech stocks gain, trade war worries ebb

  Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, March 29, 2018 (Photo:Reuters)The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P rose more than 1 percent, while the Nasdaq added 2 percent on Monday as strength in technology shares and a softer stance by US policymakers on China trade tariffs powered a rebound from