North American markets plunge for second day amid U.S. trade war
North American stock markets continued to tumble two days after U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had among the biggest drops, shedding more than 2,200 points, in its largest two-day decline since the COVID-19 pandemic. CBC's Anis Heydari walks Hanomansing Tonight through the market falls.
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