Wall Street stocks steady at end of volatile month despite Trump tariff threats

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US stocks rebounded on Friday, halting a sharp sell-off spurred by concerns that Donald Trump’s tariffs would hurt the world’s biggest economy.

The S&P 500 closed 1.6 per cent higher, reversing losses earlier in the session and trimming its decline in February to 1.4 per cent. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index closed 1.6 per…