Apple Inc - SERIES 65 {10 articles}

What to expect from Apple's big iPhone event on Sept. 12

9/10/2018, 2:09:27 AM
Apple's iPhone event is on Sept. 12. Experts expect the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, new iPad Pros, the Apple Watch Series 4 and more.

Trump tells Apple to make products in US to avoid China tariffs

9/9/2018, 11:44:57 PM
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Trump wants Apple to make iPhones in the US. There is just one problem

9/10/2018, 2:49:44 AM
Would you pay double for your iPhone to know it was being made in the US? ✔ There is just one problem By Jefferson Graham10 September 2018 9:22am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Would you willingly spend $US2,000 ($2,800) to buy an iPhone that today costs about half that ✔ Give me one good reason a California company can't make their most popular product in their own backyard

Apple suppliers wobble after Trump broadside

9/10/2018, 3:48:11 AM
undefined ✔ Shares in Apple’s Asia-based suppliers were under pressure on Monday after Donald Trump suggested the tech giant should move production to the US to avoid a proposed hike in tariffs on products made in China ✔ The moves came as Trump’s administration finalises its plans to impose tariffs of up to 25 per cent on $200bn of Chinese imports, sharply escalating the trade war with Beijing

Purported 'iPhone XC' leak shows color varieties and dual SIMs

9/10/2018, 12:07:50 AM
There's a chance the mainstream 6.1-inch iPhone may come in a wide range of colors. ✔ You might not want to get too excited, though, since MacOtakara claimed that Apple might reserve dual SIM support for the iPhone XS ✔ And look at it this way -- whether or not the device shows up looking like this, you'll know the truth in a matter of days

Asian stocks dip after Trump’s Apple-production comments

9/10/2018, 3:16:01 AM
Asian stocks were widely lower on early trading Monday, extending last week’s selling. President Donald Trump’s comments Saturday urging Apple Inc. to move its manufacturing to the U.S. helped pressure Asian tech stocks. ✔ Macau casinos and Chinese developers remained under pressure amid continued caution regarding U.S.-China trade; the countries’ trade gap hit another record in August ✔ Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Need to Know newsletter ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment

Sony XAV-AX5000 review: give your car audio a smart makeover

9/10/2018, 3:27:00 AM
Buying and installing a unit like this is expensive, but letting your phone and voice control your in-car music and navigation is a huge upgrade. ✔ Technology Home tech Sony XAV-AX5000 review: give your car audio a smart makeover By Peter Wells10 September 2018 9:07am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size My wife puts up with a lot living with me ✔ Android Auto and Apple CarPlay have been around a few years, but this was my first time testing either

DAILY BRIEFING: Subscription box market set to hit £1bn

9/9/2018, 9:44:04 PM
The value of the market in subscription boxes, offering goods such as makeup by post, is set to hit £1 billion in just two years, Royal Mail said. ✔ Penny Hughes, 59, will take the job at Aston Martin ahead of its £5 billion listing on the London Stock Exchange, reports said ✔ The growing number of share buybacks by listed companies had partly prompted the move, according to the firm's global head of equities

Markets Live:Trade aggression darkens mood

9/10/2018, 12:04:43 AM
Market sentiment is low as the aggression between the US and China over trade tariffs intensifies. Overseas markets closed weaker on Friday, giving the ASX little momentum. ✔ A claim lodged through industry fund Cbus was quickly paid out as a lump sum under its total and permanent disability (TPD) cover ✔ Eyes will remain on trade headlines with any negative impacts to China likely to hurt AUD ✔ 9:44am Hello and welcome to the Markets Live Blog ✔ Your editor today is Lucy Battersby (lbattersby@fairfaxmedia.com.au)

Five things to know for the week ahead

9/10/2018, 12:33:31 AM
Your Monday briefing on the most important stories coming up over the next seven days. ✔ The vote will pit Eurosceptic parties supportive of Hungary's anti-immigration Prime Minister Viktor Orban against those which see a populist and nationalist threat to the EU's democratic values ✔ The most credible rumours suggest we could see the biggest iPhone yet - reportedly called the XS Max

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Travel - SERIES 73 {31 articles}

Travel feature praising 'egalitarian' North Korea under fire as 'unashamed PR' 8/31/2018, 12:02:54 PM undefined ✔ This is a country where hundreds of thousands have staved in famines, dissent will lead you to being fired out a cannon, and thousands spend their lives in slave labour prison camps ✔ They sung Korean folk songs with gusto but took even more pleasure in telling jokes against Americans and the Japanese, their former colonial masters It's time to travel: Shoulder season is here with cheaper rates 8/31/2018, 12:10:28 PM September to November is the time to travel ✔ This is a catamaran docked at a pier at sunset on Aruba ✔ ipivorje - stock.adobe.com Fullscreen This is a black sand beach in Maui, Hawaii ✔ Expedia Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide Fiji is a top shoulder season destination, according to Expedia.(Photo: Expedia) Now is the time to travel Round trip to Minneapolis from LAX for $111 for fall travel on Sun Co...

Trade War - SERIES 208 {10 articles}

US-China trade war will last over a year, economists predict 10/4/2018, 8:59:59 AM Chinese economy forecast to slow slightly by 0.3 point to 6.3% mark in 2019 ✔ Cheng continued: The positive impact of the measures will become visible in the January-March period after they directly stimulate investment and consumption ✔ The economists who responded to the survey are: Arjen van Dijkhuizen, Senior Economist, ABN AMRO Bank N.V; Aidan Yao, Senior Emerging Asia Economist, AXA Investment Managers Asia Limited; Paul Tang, Chief Economist, Bank of East Asia; Richard Jerram, Chief Economist, Bank of Singapore; Peter So, Managing Director and Co-Head of Research, CCB International Securities Limited; Xie Yaxuan, China Merchants Securities; Kevin Lai, Daiwacm; Chris Leung, Executive Director and Chief China Economist, Group Research, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited; Sean Taylor, Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific, DWS; Kenny Wen, Wealth Management Strategist, Everbright Sun...

Travel - SERIES 188 {11 articles}

China sees 97.9 mln tourists during Mid-Autumn Festival holiday - Travel 9/25/2018, 6:58:05 AM undefined ✔ As the week-long National Day holiday is approaching, more tourists resorted to short-distance trips ✔ The Mid-Autumn Festival usually marks family reunions for Chinese people, who have the tradition of enjoying sights of the full moon and eating mooncakes among others Why Sicily is Europe's greatest island for a family holiday (and now is the time to go) 9/25/2018, 7:22:58 AM undefined ✔ And now that the school year has cranked up again, it’s almost refreshing to think that temperatures will drop a bit, look forward to that glorious autumn palette and see if the moths have had the grace to leave you anything of your favourite scarf ✔ Setting out each morning, therefore, presented an unpredictably rich menu, and one which we could alter as required Embrace aviator style to set hearts soaring this autumn 9/25/2018, 6:10:10 AM Embrace aviator style to set heart...

War Countries - SERIES 180 {18 articles}

In western Afghanistan, villagers are fleeing not just war but drought 9/25/2018, 10:43:02 AM Compounding the woes of fighting, crop failures after years with little rain are affecting more than half the country’s provinces. ✔ Makeshift tents cover a barren hillside outside Qala-e Nau, Afghanistan, erected by farming families fleeing drought and conflict in western Badghis province ✔ But across drought-stricken, war-torn Badghis province in far western Afghanistan, the wait will not end soon ✔ Tents made of torn blankets and canvas were tied to poles and weighted down with rocks It's time the US did something about the horrors in Yemen 9/25/2018, 10:17:40 AM Yemen's conflict is a fragmented and in some places confused morass of feuding parties. But all over, it is a country where the needs of the people are coming second. ✔ It is not just that UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths has said that an assault on Hodeidah would cut off the political process at the knees ✔ No...

Trade War - SERIES 308 {22 articles}

Asian shares bounce in choppy trade, trade war worries remain 10/30/2018, 8:20:26 AM Asian shares clawed back earlier losses on Tuesday as China made a fresh attempt... ✔ The CBOE Global Markets volatility index, known as Wall Street’s fear gauge, jumped to as much as 27.86 points, its highest since Oct. 11 and the second highest since the volatility shock of early February ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Trade war worries boost dollar towards recent highs; euro struggles 10/30/2018, 9:14:04 AM The dollar rose towards 2 1/2-month highs on Tuesday, supported by worries about... ✔ The euro has also been weighed down by a standoff between Brussels and Rome over Italy’s budget, which would breach the European Union’s fiscal rules ✔ The Japanese yen extended its losses against the dollar after losing ground overnight, partly as Japanese investors have been net buyers of offshore equities in the current month ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principl...

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