Stocks continued their sell-off overnight as fears of further escalation in the U.S.-China trade war were realized after markets closed on Monday. Investors are beginning to fear that not only will the trade war dent business confidence and economic growth, but with further escalation and no end in sight, it could do massive damage to the entire global economy.

Stocks rose as investors ended a record-setting week on a high note after dovish testimony from the top Federal Reserve official.

Beginning in 1974, Mr. Bogle built Vanguard Group into one of the world’s largest mutual fund companies, attracting investors in droves.

Although the stock market may have hit a new all-time high recently, investors are feeling increasingly worried. According to one metric, fear is at its highest level in roughly 50 years. Will investors flock to alternative assets — like Bitcoin (BTC) — as a result? For many older investors, the 1987 stock market crash is like recounting a period in Hell. The crash then was the biggest single-day wipeout in history. Worst of all, it came after unprecedented growth — much like today. According to the Leuthold Group, some of the current stock market trends seem to point that we may be soon experiencing a repeat of that dark day.

U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new stock exchange that is the brainchild of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, a move that will give high-growth technology companies more options to list their shares outside of the traditional New York exchanges. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the creation of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, or LTSE, a Silicon Valley-based national securities exchange promoting what it says is a unique approach to governance and voting rights, while reducing short-term pressures on public companies.

Tobacco stocks slid Tuesday after new Nielsen data showed cigarette sales volumes declined 11.2% in the past month, according to Nielsen.

Herbalife Ltd says that it is facing an inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission. The nutrition and supplement company’s shares initially plunged more than 12% following a brief halt in trading pending the announcement.

Wall Street doesn’t like what it sees. Facebook’s stock price is dropping in after-hours trading after the company announced its purchase of virtual reality startup Oculus Rift. The stock, which closed up on the day, is now under its open price of $64.25, resulting in a loss of $1.5 – $1.8 billion market cap.

Today King went public, and immediately was given a raspberry by investors who sent its stock price down throughout the day, hammering the company to the tune of more than 15 percent and $1.1 billion in value. A good flotation this was not. In fact, it was the worst so far this year.

The shares fell slightly on Wednesday after the $99 device was introduced in New York to pretty much positive reviews, at least in terms of the product’s features. The box lets you watch videos and play games. On Thursday, the shares stumbled an additional $8.29, or 2.4% to $333.67. On Friday, the slump turned into more of a rout: The shares fell to as low as $315.61 before rallying back $321.74, down were down 3.7%.

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Amazon.com was chipper late Thursday about its first-quarter earnings report. On Friday, Wall Street offered its view about the results and the outlook. It wasn’t pretty. Especially for founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. The shares fell 9.9% to $303.83, their lowest close since Oct. 9, when they finished at $298.23. The percentage loss was its largest since Jan. 31, when the shares fell 11% after revenue and profits missed forecasts.

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Yahoo’s stock, behaving as a proxy to Alibaba’s valuation, is down 5 percent today in midday regular trading, after the Alibaba’s updated F-1 filing indicated that its operating margins are declining.

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