US: S&P 500 ends down 2.4% after Trump slams Fed chief again

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[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Monday (Apr 21) after a fresh attack on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell by President Trump sparked another round of selling in US assets.All...

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