US tech stocks drop as fresh jolt of volatility hits Wall Street

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US tech stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, in a fresh jolt of volatility for Wall Street as uncertainty over Donald Trump’s trade tariffs and the health of the world’s biggest economy weighed on investor sentiment.

The Nasdaq Composite was down 1.6 per cent by lunchtime trading in New York, setting the stage for the technology-heavy index to snap three consecutive days of gains….