Tech stocks are on their longest losing streak since Trump was elected
CNNNew York CNN Business — The escalating US-China trade war is crushing the stocks of technology companies. The Nasdaq plunged 3.5% Monday, posting its sixth-straight down day — the longest losing streak since a nine-day declne in late October and early November 2016, just before President Donald Trump’s election as president. Trade tension with China is having an outsized impact on the the tech sector, and the latest tariffs Trump threatened would hit tech particularly hard. But trade is not the only reason why several big tech companies have been falling lately. And then there’s Amazon, one of several big tech companies that are being scrutinized by US regulators — who may seek to break up or fine Amazon and other big tech firms such as Facebook, Apple and Google owner Alphabet.