Stocks trim decline as investors prepare to close the books on may


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Stocks were flat to slightly lower in afternoon activity, coming off session lows scored after a news report said the U.S. was weighing wider tech sanctions against China. The Dow Jones


Industrial Average was off 7 points, or less than 0.1%. The S&P 500 was down 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.8%. President Donald Trump earlier Friday blasted China, accusing the


country of failing to live up to a preliminary agreement that saw the U.S. and China mutually slash tariffs against each other earlier this month after both had raised duties to more than


100%.