Stocks Fall as Trump Escalates Trade Spat: Markets Wrap
By Jeremy Herron and Sarah Ponczek
September 6, 2018, 3:49 PM MDT Updated on September 7, 2018, 10:22 AM MDT

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U.S. stocks turned lower after President Donald Trump signaled he’s ready to escalate the trade war with China.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell sharpest as multinationals from Boeing to United Technologies and 3M retreated after Trump told reporters that he has $267 billion in goods identified for tariffs. That would be in addition to the tariffs he is now clear to implement on $200 billion of imports from China

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