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The latest rhetoric out of the White House suggests China and the U.S. are on the brink of a trade war, though Donald Trump adviser Larry Kudlow tried to calm tensions with mention of back-channel talks. But the president’s suggestion that investors would face “a little pain” in exchange for America’s long-term gain didn't help to reassure markets, which tanked.—Katie Robertson