US stocks climb, shrugging off China trade war and consumer fears
(NEW YORK) -- U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, shrugging off new Chinese tariffs on American goods that intensified a trade war between the two largest economies in the world.The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 440 points, or 1.1%, while the S&P 500 surged 1.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq increased 1.6%.Meanwhile, a selloff of 10-year Treasuries sent yields climbing to 4.46%. That figure neared a recent high attained hours before President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a 90-day […]