NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s tariffs have spooked investors, with fears of an economic downturn driving a stock market sell-off that has wiped out US$4 trillion (S$5.3 trillion) from the S&P 500’s peak last month, when Wall Street was cheering much of Mr Trump’s agenda.
That much I know, and unfortunately the original comment could have pulled from many places. Mostly I was just trying to make sure they weren’t one of those “rich people aren’t actually rich” or “rich people take risks!” people.