The S&P 500 and <a target="_blank" href="/markets/nasdaq">Nasdaq</a> ticked lower on Tuesday as <a href="/topic/President-Donald-Trump" target="_blank">President Donald Trump</a>'s moves to force China-owned <a href="/topic/TikTok" target="_blank">TikTok</a> into a sale of its US operations drew a sharp rebuke from Beijing, ratcheting up tensions as the world slides into a pandemic-fuelled recession.
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<br>The S&P 500 opened lower by 4.69 points, or 0.14%, at 3,289.92. The <a href="/topic/Nasdaq-Composite" target="_blank">Nasdaq Composite</a> dropped 4.91 points, or 0.04%, to 10,897.89 at the opening bell.
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<br>The <a href="/topic/Dow-Jones-Industrial-Average" target="_blank">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a> rose 0.21 points at the open to 26,664.61.
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