Dow plunges on trade fears after Chinese tech exec’s arrest, economic downturn

Caroline Purser/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 400 points Thursday morning, or 1.5 percent, extending the week’s losses after a Chinese telecom executive was arrested in Canada on behalf of the U.S., stoking growing fears about trade tensions with China. Both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 were also trading lower. …

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