Trade rhetoric weighs on European shares By: Reuters: Company News May 17, 2019 at 03:54 AM EDT European shares dropped on Friday after three days of gains, as Beijing ratcheted up its war of words with Washington over trade, weighing on risk appetite. Read More >> Related Stocks: Amazon.com Bay National Corp Cisco Systems Cullen/Frost Bankers Gsk Plc ADR Novan Inc SGE Ultra MSCI Japan 2X ETF Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.