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China seeks Japan's economic cooperation amid trade war with US

10/10/2018, 2:30:06 PM
Japanese businesses open to deeper ties, Keidanren chief Nakanishi tells Chinese premier ✔ The Sino-Japan relationship has returned to a normal development track, Li said ✔ Pledging that China will promote its reform and opening-up policy further, the premier voiced hope for more investment from Japan ✔ The Japan-China CEO Summit was first held in Tokyo in 2015



Stock futures dip ahead of producer price data

10/10/2018, 12:32:29 PM
U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower on Wednesday on lingering concerns ... ✔ Shares of Alibaba (BABA.N) dropped 0.6 percent in premarket trading after Morgan Stanley and Raymond James cut their near-term profit estimates on the Chinese e-commerce company, citing a softer economic environment in China ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Micron Tech Stock Finds Cooling Reception From Analysts

10/10/2018, 2:29:56 PM
Micron Tech shares doubled last year but have eked out a gain of only 1.3% so far in 2018. Target prices have recently eased. ✔ The current average target listed on FactSet has slipped to $68.91 from $81.45 in late August ✔ The company has successfully enhanced its operating profitability over the past three fiscal years, thanks to improvements in business mix, supply-chain procedures, and expense levels ✔ He notes that the company is buying back stock and is net-cash positive



Futures drop as bond yields gain on producer price data

10/10/2018, 1:27:16 PM
U.S. stock futures slipped to session lows on Wednesday as Treasury yields rose ... ✔ REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The producer price index (PPI) climbed 0.2 percent in September, reversing from an unexpected decline in August and in line with expectations ✔ And, of course, all this is happening before we get into the earnings season ✔ At 9:11 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMc1 were down 58 points, or 0.22 percent ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Tech, luxury goods lead Wall Street slide

10/10/2018, 2:57:29 PM
U.S. stock indexes dived around 1 percent on Wednesday as worries over China and... ✔ People fear building prices into the system, both from China trade problems, other tariffs the U.S. has put into place, wage pressure, and today there is a little bit of concern about what the Hurricane in Florida could do to energy prices ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Wednesday Morning Briefing

10/10/2018, 1:49:27 PM
Hurricane Michael set to punish Florida's Gulf coast, Trump seeks to use ba... ✔ A Bulgarian man has been detained in Germany over the rape and murder of television journalist Viktoria Marinova, officials said, as Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said journalists in Bulgaria had total freedom to write and report ✔ Taylor Swift wins big, gets political at the AMAs Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



U.S. bond yields near seven-year high stymie world stocks' recovery

10/10/2018, 12:01:52 PM
World stocks flatlined on Wednesday just above eight-week lows, curbed by U.S. l... ✔ We are at some sort of critical moment, a crossroads, for bond and equity markets, said Marie Owens Thomsen, global head of economic research at Indosuez Wealth Management ✔ That makes the climate for equities much more challenging ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Philippines and US to kick off free trade talks in November

10/10/2018, 3:53:18 PM
Manila hopes to revive garment industry with permanent tariff deal, trade secretary says ✔ We used to have that quota with the U.S., [which] was already removed, so we want to bring back.. ✔ The Philippine leader also previously ordered the Philippine military to reduce engagement with their U.S. counterparts while his administration has toned down criticism of Beijing's expansion in the South China Sea ✔ The recent deal with Ottawa is widely seen as a victory for Trump, who plans to commence trade talks with Japan next



Analysis | The Energy 202: Iowans were hit hard by tariffs. Trump's new ethanol policy may help Republicans in the midterms.

10/10/2018, 1:01:26 PM
The president used his policy announcement to stump for Iowa Republicans in tight races. ✔ The Post's newest newsletter by author Jacqueline Alemany will land in your inbox before you reach for that first cup of coffee ✔ The storm is expected to make landfall by Wednesday afternoon ✔ Blimpy bear 409 Beadnose has gotten a lot of attention ✔ #FatBearWeekhttps://t.co/2ft5VWBS3K pic.twitter.com/ZETc2PZgWQ Karin Brulliard (@karinbrulliard) October 9, 2018



Analysis | The Daily 202: Following in Bush 41’s footsteps? Five takeaways from Nikki Haley’s departure as U.N. ambassador.

10/10/2018, 1:15:13 PM
Dina Powell is the early favorite in what will be covered as a gauge of Trump’s foreign policy. ✔ -- Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said he would not take up a Supreme Court nomination in 2020, appearing to contradict Mitch McConnell ✔ While Trump's latest fire drill is underway, here's something else to think about: why young Americans don't vote ✔ 😳 pic.twitter.com/zvsoAXe6Ge SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 9, 2018



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