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As May comes to a close, only five Dow components are set to post gains for the month — another reflection of the U.S.-China trade war's effect on Wall Street.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE THU, MAY 30, 2019 EVENING BRIEF AS OF THU, MAY 30, 2019 • 04:12 ET DJIA 25169.88 +0.17% +43.47 S&P 500 2788.86 +0.21% +5.84 NASDAQ 7567.72 +0.27% +20.41   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG INTC 44.73 +0.50 +1.13% AAPL 178.30 +0.92 +0.52% VZ 56.83 -1.35 -2.32% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG AMD 28.03 -0.06 -0.21% BAC 27.16 -0.59 -2.13% GE 9.47 +0.10 +1.07% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AMD 28.03 -0.06 -0.21% SIRI 5.37 +0.03 +0.56% CMCSA 41.74 -0.18 -0.43% EDITOR'S NOTE  As May comes to a close, only a handful of Dow components are set to post gains for the month — another reflection of the U.S.-China trade war's effect on Wall Street.   UnitedHealth, Pfizer, Travelers, Merck and McDonald's were the only names in the blue-chip index in positive territory for May as of Thursday. Intel, Caterpillar, Apple, 3M and Dow were the worst performers so far this month, CNBC's Tom Franck reports.       The Dow has shed more than 5% in May as trade talks between the world's two largest economies broke down and both sides raised tariffs. The White House has banned American technology companies from doing business with Chinese telecom giant Huawei, while Beijing has made veiled threats to curb its exports of rare earth metals to the U.S. China's potential move has the ability to cripple high-tech firms that make cellphones and electric cars.   The trade tensions are stoking fears of a global economic slowdown and have sent traders running from companies with significant Chinese sales exposure, and into safe haven assets like Treasurys. Kate Rooney | CNBC Markets Reporter @Kr00ney TOP NEWS  Stocks rise slightly, but trade and economy worries persist Here's why China's trade war threat to restrict rare earth minerals is so serious Vice President Mike Pence plans hawkish China speech as trade tensions boil Fed's Clarida says no need for rate cuts unless economy weakens A contrarian indicator shows the market sell-off may be closer to the end than the beginning Morgan Stanley cuts price target on Apple: 'Shares to remain choppy' Salesforce bans companies that sell certain types of guns from using its software Wall Street veteran Byron Wien: Trade war is 'serious' but won't cause recession or bear market Bitcoin emerges as the big winner this month in the financial markets, soaring nearly 70% Zuckerberg: Facebook is working on products you'll control with your voice   CNBC PRO UPS is a defensive pick in Deutsche Bank's trade war playbook     TOP VIDEO United CEO Oscar Munoz on Boeing 737 Max, company growth and more   SPECIAL REPORTS Dow stock Intel could see sharp rebound after worst month in nearly a decade Top bond manager suggests recession fears are overdone   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS