Stock markets across Asia-Pacific and Europe fell Thursday and US markets were also set to open lower after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on trading partners around the world, with many Asian countries taking the biggest hits.

The trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump are escalating to new heights. Just days after Trump unveiled sweeping new “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from around the world, China levied a retaliatory 34% tariff on all U.

Springsteen announced today that he would release “Tracks II: The Lost Albums” in June. Of the 83 songs featured on these seven albums, 74 have never been released in any form. Among them are working tapes from Springsteen’s fruitful period before “Born in the U.S.A.” and a hip-hop-influenced album from the early 1990s.

Earnings at algorithmic-trading firm XTX Markets increased more than 50% last year as the firm’s revenue from market making and proprietary trading jumped.

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Volatility across financial markets jumped on Friday, with Wall Street's top "fear gauge" soaring to an eight-month high while other market indicators showed growing investor concerns about the ripple effect of President Donald Trump's sweeping levies.

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty slumped in initial trade on Friday due to heavy selling in metal, oil & gas shares as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff salvo reignited the fears of global trade war.