Stocks cut losses as investors size up Trump's new tariff threats against Apple and the EU. Treasury yields also in focus as big tax bill progresses.

The market meltdown hypothesis, popular in the 1990s, held that equity sales by retiring baby boomers would swamp demand from their juniors, crashing the market. It seemed wrong for a while, partly because of globalisation.

Apple falls after President Donald Trump says the tech giant will have to pay a tariff of at least 25% for iPhones made outside the United States, while Tesla stock is on pace to end a four-week winning streak.

U.S. stocks saw a broad selloff Wednesday afternoon after the yield on the 10-year Treasury crossed above 4.5% rattling investors. The benchmark is a barometer for everything from mortgages to personal loans and now signaling higher borrowing costs.

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