Stocks opened flat to slightly higher Thursday as investors sought to shake off worries of a potential trade war. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% to 2,752, while Dow industrials rose 48 points or 0.2%, to 24,805. The Nasdaq Composite was up less than 0.1% at 7,497. The White House has considered imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, according to news reports, after last week moving to implement tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
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