Maersk warns trade war could hurt container business
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A.P. Moller-Maersk beat second-quarter profit expectations to send the shipping group's shares up almost 7% in early trade on Thursday but warned a trade war between the United States and China could curb container traffic this year.The world's largest container shipping company said it still expects global container traffic to grow by 1% to 3% this year, after growth of around 2% between April and June.However, it said an escalating trade dispute between Washington and..