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The World in Brief from The Economist
Wall Street tumbles; Canada announces retaliatory tariffs, and more
Ep. 20250404
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American markets suffered their steepest declines since March 2020 on Thursday, the first full day of trading since Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announcement.
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