The deal was struck less than a week before the U.S. threatened to levy a much higher 30% tariff on European goods.

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U.S. stock futures traded lower Wednesday, but pared some earlier losses. In recent market action: Futures tied to the Nasdaq-100 fell the most, sinking 1.7%, as Nvidia and other chip stocks ...

As of 8:30 a.m. EST, S&P 500 futures had shed 65 points, or 1.1%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures declined 252 points or 0.6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite futures dropped 1.5%.

Business Futures for Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P plummet while Japan’s Nikkei falls 8% at open Published: Apr. 06, 2025, 9:13 p.m.