U.S. Stocks Tumble on Interest Rates WorriesWeaker-than-expected inflation figures failed to cheer investors.

[Collection]U.S. stock markets fell again on Thursday, with investors jittery over rising rates and trade woes. After shedding 800 points on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average continued on its negative path, closing down 546 points, or 2.1. percent at 25,053, while the S&P 500 was 1.8 percent lower at 2,738.89. Among the biggest retail losers of the day were Sears Holding Corp., down 29.7 percent to 34 cents on reports that it was finally preparing for bankruptcy; Iconix Brand Group Inc., 10.3 percent to 22 cents; Abercrombie & Fitch Co., 5.5 percent to $17.99, and Urban Outfitters Inc., 2.3 percent to $38.06. As well as worries over the worsening trade dispute between the U.S. and China and the looming threat of additional tariffs, investors are becoming increasingly nervous that the Federal Reserve’s policy of raising interest rates could start to drive the costs of financing higher, denting corporate profits. It’s already been raised eight times since 2015 and three times this year. Investors aren’t the only ones with interest rates on their minds. Breaking with protocol as the White House does not usually comment on the independent Fed, President Trump told reporters on Wednesday that it was “making a mistake” by raising rates, adding

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