Dow drops almost 900 points, S&P 500 declines the most since April after Trump’s new China tariff threat

Stocks settled decidedly lower after a rapid decline on Friday following President Donald Trump’s threat of higher tariffs on China, in which he accused the country of “becoming very hostile” with its restrictions on rare earth metals, a key resource for the tech and defense industries.Stocks accelerated selling into the close, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down 878.82 points, or