How the Trade War Affects Investors

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Investors are watching as the world’s two largest economies dance around a trade war.

Tensions appeared to ease Thursday as Beijing held off retaliating against additional tariffs of $200 billion on Chinese imports proposed this week by President Donald Trump. Stocks rallied, with the S&P 500 Index closing at its highest since February.