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US stock market surges to record high despite Trump’s tariff threats

People walk past the New York Stock Exchange on November 26 2024 [Peter Morgan/AP]

US stocks have hit record highs despite United States President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose sweeping tariffs that threaten to upend international trade.

The S&P 500, which measures the performance of 500 of the biggest US firms, rose 0.57 percent on Tuesday to top its previous high set on November 11.

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