US biz make last-ditch push to avoid planned tariffs on Chinese goods

Beijing has threatened to retaliate with duties on $60 billion in American products

Cisco Systems Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Co., as well as other prominent technology companies and retailers, made a last-minute push to convince President Donald Trump to reverse course on a plan to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports.

Members of the public had until Thursday to comment on the administration’s plan to slap tariffs on everything from bicycles and baseball gloves to digital cameras, paving the way for Trump to announce the tariffs as early as Friday. As of Friday morning in Washington, the White House had made no announcement. S&P 500 Index futures fell along with European