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Trade war wiped out $21bn for materials investors in two days

Bloomberg How bad is the trade war for materials investors? How about nearly $21 billion lost in two days. The S&P 500 Materials Index fell about 3.2 percent against the close after President Trump threatened to raise tariffs on billions of dollars of imports from China. The total value lost for the index totalled about $21 billion, according to Bloomberg …

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IPO fever yet to bolster San Francisco real estate market

Bloomberg Uber. Lyft. Pinterest. This year’s blockbuster tech IPOs have had real estate brokers in the San Francisco Bay area salivating over the prospect of fat commissions from home purchases by newly minted millionaires. But halfway through the housing market’s key spring selling season, there’s little indication that flush buyers are bidding up prices beyond their peak last year. In …

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Stocks extend global slide as trade worries simmer

Bloomberg The global stock selloff triggered by worries over the outlook for trade extended into a third day, with US equity-index futures and European shares tracking declines across Asia. The pound slipped as hopes for a Brexit breakthrough faded. Contracts for the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Industrial Average had been stable for much of the European morning, …

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