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Six minutes after trading began on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, it was suddenly halted. That's when the S&P 500 index had plummeted 7% and marketwide circuit breakers kicked in. Trading ...

Circuit breakers were triggered in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan's stock markets as they reacted to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Monday, with U.S. markets opening the week sharply ...

Six minutes after trading began on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, it was suddenly halted. That's when the S&P 500 index had plummeted 7% and marketwide circuit breakers kicked in. Trading ...

U.S. stocks had gone more than 20 years without a market-wide trading halt. We've now tripped the so-called circuit breakers two times in four days. On Monday, March 9, the S&P 500 fell 7% within ...