US stock markets are set for their worst December since 1931, when the country was in the throes of the Great Depression. The S&P 500 has lost nearly 8% of its value this month, eclipsing the 6% fall witnessed during the final month of 2002. Traditionally, stocks climb into the […]

Stocks in Asia and Europe and futures in the US continued their decline after Friday’s sell-off in the US, as President Donald Trump’s trade war worries investors. China ratcheted up trade tensions over the weekend following the arrest last week of Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou. Weak Chinese trade […]