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The main US stock indices have fallen sharply at the start of trading, as investors react to the flurry of tariffs announced last night and today’s weak US jobs report.
The Dow Jones industrial average (which contains 30 large US companies) has fallen by 1.1% at the start of trading, shedding 501 points to 43,629.
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Author : Lucy Campbell (now); Aneesa Ahmed (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-08-01 14:40:00
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