Asian shares gain and Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps 6.5% despite uncertainty over tariffs

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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets opened higher on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 share benchmark shooting up more than 6% after it fell nearly 8% a day earlier. The rebound followed a wild day on Wall Street as U.S. stocks careened after President Donald Trump threatened to crank his double-digit tariffs higher. Early Tuesday, China's Commerce Ministry said it would “fight to the end” and take unspecified countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports. By late morning Tokyo time, the Nikkei 225 was up 6.5%...