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Updated · Investor's Business Daily · Aug 24Dow Gains 0.3% as Trump Threatens More Canada Tariffs
3 articles · Updated · Investor's Business Daily · Aug 24Summary
- The Dow held a 0.3% gain while other major U.S. indexes slipped after Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Canada and threatened additional tariffs.
- Micron Technology and Sandisk fell as chip stocks were broadly hit, extending the market's split reaction to the tariff threat.
- Travelers and another Dow financial component helped support the blue-chip index even as weakness elsewhere pulled the broader market lower.
- The session underscored how fresh trade threats were again steering investor sentiment, lifting defensive pockets while pressuring growth shares.
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With new chip tariffs looming and a price-fixing lawsuit emerging, is the AI-driven semiconductor boom facing an abrupt end? Could Canada's threat to weaponize electricity and critical minerals trigger a massive supply chain crisis for U.S. tech giants? Will the hidden household costs of escalating trade wars completely erase the recent relief from cooling U.S. inflation?