Tariff Threat Rattles After-Hours Tape; Dow Off 0.66%

“New tonight: Nasdaq reports a threat of three hundred percent tariffs on countries that don't invest in the U.S.” — Hank Ledger, on air

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on After the Bell
Published 5:45 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Nasdaq: “Donald Trump Threatened 300% Tariffs on Countries That Don't Invest in the U.S., Just Days After a Trump-Xi Summit Offered Only Limited Trad”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 5:45 PM ET on After the Bell, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Donald Trump, US.
BBN covered this story before: Brick Session Oddity and a Lawnmower Rant (October 7).

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NasdaqDonald Trump Threatened 300% Tariffs on Countries That Don't Invest in the U.S., Just Days After a Trump-Xi Summit Offered Only Limited Trad

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNew tonight: Nasdaq reports a threat of three hundred percent tariffs on countries that don't invest in the U.S.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt lands just days after a Trump-Xi summit offered only limited trade relief. Nasdaq says it keeps markets on edge.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Dow is down point six six.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThree hundred percent, Hank. That isn't a tariff, that's a ransom note written in a calculator. Futures are lower and I'm practically glowing.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe data doesn't say which countries or when. It's a threat, not a bill. The Russell is down one point three one.