No 'Trump bump' for global M&A as tariffs leave buyers leery

With uncertainty stymieing long-term planning, deals sink to 20-year low

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U.S. share prices have fluctuated amid the tariff ups and downs. © Reuters

YUTA SAITO

NEW YORK -- Uncertainty fueled by U.S. tariffs has contributed to a drop in global mergers and acquisitions to a 20-year low, dashing earlier hopes of a deregulation-driven "Trump bump."

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