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Stocks plummeted to start 2025, egged on by a slowing economy and U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs on major trading partners. Both the S&P 500 stock index and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index entered bear market territory, meaning they declined by 20 percent or more from a recent high.…
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