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The stock market on Wednesday was set to wrap up a chaotic month with modest declines. The Dow was down 140 points, or 0.3%. The S&P 500 was down 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 1%. President Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” reveal of steep tariffs on countries around the world sent stocks tumbling—at least until he walked backed the bulk of the import taxes the following week.