The Dow Jones Industrial Average projected a 125-point decline in pre-market hours as the G-20 conference kicks off in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tonight, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet for dinner and likely discuss ongoing trade relations between the two nations.
Markets are a bit concerned about reports that Trump's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, will be attending the dinner. Navarro is a long-time critic of China and has supported tariffs to avenge intellectual property theft in the Chinese economy.
Here are the numbers from Thursday for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq:
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