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Global markets plummeted Thursday after Trump announced his sweeping tariffs.S&P 500 futures fell 3%, signaling the benchmark index's nearly 5% first-quarter drop will continue.Gold briefly touched a new high,

President Trump, accusing 'friend and foe alike' of taking advantage of the United States on trade, said he would impose what he calls reciprocal tariffs on countries all over the world.