A barrage of weak economic data and the announcement of a whole new set of US import tariffs weighed heavily on Wall Street on Friday, with stocks finishing the week with heavy losses.

London stocks ended the week lower on Friday as investors reacted to a fresh wave of US tariffs and disappointing economic data from the United States.

American consumer products giant Colgate-Palmolive beat analysts' estimates with improved second-quarter results, though the stock flatlined after the company delivered a cautious outlook and ...