How Major US Stock Indexes Fared April 7
By The Associated Press Stocks ended another tumultuous day lower as markets reel from President Donald Trump’s latest threats to escalate his tariff fight. The S&P 500 sank 0.2 percent Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 349 points, or 0.9 percent, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1 percent. The Dow was earlier down as many as 1,700 points following even worse losses worldwide…
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