Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Spotify (SPOT), PepsiCo (PEP), Merck (MRK)

Takeaways:

China retaliates to a 10% US tariff with a 15% duty on under $5B of energy imports.
China accuses Google (GOOGL) of antitrust violations, but investors remain unconcerned.
Palantir (PLTR) shares surge on the back of strong revenue earnings.

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Tariff trade wars persist, Google’s antitrust allegations in China, Palantir soars