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Maresca leaves celebrations to players after Chelsea sink Fulham
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Trump eyes gutting US diplomacy in Africa, cutting soft power: draft plan
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Turkey bans elective C-sections at private medical centres
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Lebanon army says 3 troops killed in munitions blast in south
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N.America moviegoers embrace 'Sinners' on Easter weekend
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Man Utd 'lack a lot' admits Amorim after Wolves loss
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Arteta hopes Arsenal star Saka will be fit to face PSG
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Ukrainian troops celebrate Easter as blasts punctuate Putin's truce
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Rune defeats Alcaraz to win Barcelona Open
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Outsider Skjelmose in Amstel Gold heist ahead of Pogacar and Evenepoel
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Arsenal make Liverpool wait for title party, Chelsea beat Fulham
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Trump slams 'weak' judges as deportation row intensifies
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Arsenal stroll makes Liverpool wait for title as Ipswich face relegation
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Sabalenka to face Ostapenko in Stuttgart final
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Kohli, Padikkal guide Bengaluru to revenge win over Punjab
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US aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO
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Birthday boy Zverev roars back to form with Munich win
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Ostapenko eases past Alexandrova into Stuttgart final
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Zimbabwe on top in first Test after Bangladesh out for 191
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Frail Pope Francis takes to popemobile to greet Easter crowd
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Lewandowski injury confirmed in blow to Barca quadruple bid
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Zimbabwe bowl Bangladesh out for 191 in first Test in Sylhet
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Ukrainians voice scepticism on Easter truce
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Pope wishes 'Happy Easter' to faithful in appearance at St Peter's Square
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Sri Lanka police probe photo of Buddha tooth relic
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Home hero Wu wows Shanghai crowds by charging to China Open win
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Defending champion Kyren Wilson crashes out in first round of World Snooker Championship
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NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
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Exec linked to Bangkok building collapse arrested
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Zelensky says Russian attacks ongoing despite Putin's Easter truce
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi: the 14-year-old whose IPL dream came true
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Six drowning deaths as huge waves hit Australian coast
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Ukrainian soldiers' lovers kept waiting as war drags on
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T'Wolves dominate Lakers, Nuggets edge Clippers as NBA playoffs start
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Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump
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Star Wars series 'Andor' back for final season
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Neighbours improvise first aid for wounded in besieged Sudan city
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Tariffs could lift Boeing and Airbus plane prices even higher
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Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China
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Unbeaten Miami edge Columbus in front of big MLS crowd in Cleveland
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Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
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Alaalatoa hails 'hustling hard' Brumbies for rare Super Rugby clean sheet
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Trio share lead at tight LA Championship
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Autos lead market losses after Trump unveils sharp tariffs
Automakers were battered Thursday as stock markets fell on both sides of the Atlantic after US President Donald Trump announced significant tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, pressing ahead with tough trade policies many fear will spark a recession.
On Wall Street, the Dow, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the broad-based S&P 500 all slipped, with General Motors giving up 7.4 percent and Ford dipping 3.9 percent.
In Tokyo, Toyota -- the world's top-selling carmaker -- fell two percent. Honda shed 2.5 percent, Nissan was off 1.7 percent and Mazda dropped six percent.
Seoul-listed Hyundai gave up more than four percent.
Among European auto firms, Volkswagen shed 1.3 percent, Porsche lost 2.6 percent, Mercedes dropped 2.7 percent and BMW fell 2.5 percent, helping to push the Frankfurt DAX index down 0.7 percent.
Jeep maker Stellantis lost more than four percent.
India's Tata Motors, which exports Jaguars and Land Rovers to the United States, also lost ground -- leading analysts to speculate on where markets may be headed.
"The trade war has escalated, and unsurprisingly, German carmakers are leading the declines or are among the biggest decliners today," said StoneX Group analyst Fawad Razaqzada.
Jochen Stanzl, chief market analyst with CMC Markets, added: "While investors see a fair chance for successful negotiations between the European Union and the US in the coming weeks, many prefer to wait for these discussions rather than speculate in advance."
Ultimately, these actions could follow familiar patterns of threats before negotiations that produce compromises which Trump can proudly present, Stanzl added.
Recent speculation that Trump might not impose sector-specific tariffs in early April has "been entirely undermined by the fact that the president has instead opted to start announcing such measures ahead of that date," said analyst Joshua Mahony of Scope Markets.
There also had been indications that tariffs lined up for Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" on April 2 could be less severe than feared.
However, the White House's habit of alternating between tough talk and leniency has fanned uncertainty, and the latest announcement did little to soothe nerves.
"What we're going to be doing is a 25 percent tariff on all cars that are not made in the United States," Trump said Wednesday.
The rate, which takes effect on April 3 at 12:01 am (0401 GMT), affects foreign-made cars and light trucks imported into America. The tariffs also apply to auto parts.
The move has heightened concerns about the impact on global growth and corporate profits, particularly for carmakers in Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and Germany, said Daniela Sabin Hathorn, senior market analyst at Capital.com.
About half of the cars sold in the United States are made within the country. Of the imported vehicles, about half come from Mexico and Canada, with Japan, South Korea and Germany also major suppliers.
Japan's government called the tariffs "extremely regrettable" while Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called it a "direct attack" on his country's workers.
Carney later added that the era of deep economic, security and military ties between Canada and the United States was "over."
French Finance Minister Eric Lombard warned: "The only solution for the European Union will be to raise tariffs on American products in response."
- Key figures around 2030 GMT -
New York - Dow: DOWN 0.4 percent at 42,299.70 points (close)
New York - S&P 500: DOWN 0.3 percent at 5,693.31 (close)
New York - Nasdaq: DOWN 0.5 percent at 17,804.03 (close)
London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.3 percent at 8,666.12 (close)
Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 0.5 percent at 7,990.11 (close)
Frankfurt - DAX: DOWN 0.7 percent at 22,678.74 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.6 percent at 37,799.97 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: UP 0.4 percent at 23,578.80 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.2 percent at 3,373.75 (close)
Euro/dollar: UP at $1.0796 from $1.0757 on Wednesday
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2947 from $1.2891
Dollar/yen: UP at 151.04 yen from 150.54 yen
Euro/pound: DOWN at 83.38 pence from 83.41 pence
West Texas Intermediate: UP 0.4 percent at $69.92 per barrel
Brent North Sea Crude: UP 0.3 percent at $74.03 per barrel
J.Oliveira--AMWN