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Wall Street remained down on Tuesday while energy stocks cut earlier losses after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would quit the Iran nuclear deal, confirming what many investors had expected.

Britain's upper house of parliament on Tuesday inflicted another defeat on Prime Minister Theresa May's government, voting in favor of staying in the European Union's single market.

U.S. job openings surged to a record high in March, suggesting that a recent slowdown in hiring was probably the result of employers having difficulties finding qualified workers.

In its final push, the U.S. Justice Department has urged a federal judge to stop AT&T Inc , which owns biggest pay TV provider DirecTV, from buying movie and TV show maker Time Warner Inc , or at least cut a big chunk out of the proposed $85 billion transaction.

China and the United States blamed each other on Tuesday for risking the destruction of the World Trade Organization, with Beijing's ambassador decrying U.S. hostage-taking and Washington's envoy calling China's claims "Alice in Wonderland".

Mundane back-office concerns are giving pause to potential investors in digital currency hedge funds who have otherwise warmed up to the volatile asset class.