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Cramer: We could be facing a cold war with China, and these stocks may be sacrificed

10/22/2018, 10:17:19 PM
Jim Cramer says the escalation in the United States' trade war with China could end in an outright cold war that debilitates parts of the stock market. ✔ Recent swings in the stock market don't make it an easy environment for individual investors, CNBC's Jim Cramer admitted as fears tied to earnings and geopolitical tensions drove many stocks lower on Monday ✔ At the same time, United Technologies is taking it on the chin because of the holdup ..



Australian stocks cautious following mixed finish on Wall Street

10/22/2018, 11:56:53 PM
Stocks in Australia traded lower on Tuesday morning after the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by more than 100 points overnight. ✔ Elsewhere, futures pointed to a lower open for the Nikkei 225 in Japan ✔ Last week, foreign investors reportedly dumped more than $1 billion worth of Saudi stocks ✔ Meanwhile, the U.S.-China trade war remain a focus for markets ✔ CNBC's Fred Imbert and Brian Schwartz contributed to this report



Chinese equities rally cools

10/23/2018, 2:07:05 AM
undefined ✔ He pointed to a series of rising geopolitical problems including Donald Trump threatening to pull out of the US-Russia nuclear arms agreement, fallout from the Khashoggi murder, the US-China trade war and political uncertainty in Europe ✔ And while Beijing’s efforts to boost confidence – which included speeches by top officials, tax cuts and funding for local governments – were striking the right tone, China's falling current account balance meant more changes will be needed, according to Société Générale



S. Korea to firmly deal with trade protectionism: finance minister

10/23/2018, 1:26:58 AM
undefined ✔ The countries represent 13.5 percent of global gross domestic product equal to some $10 trillion ✔ The PA members are Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru ✔ We need to utilize changes in external conditions, which could become a risky factor but also serve as an opportunity for us



This week's earnings shine spotlight on China growth risk

10/22/2018, 8:12:48 PM
It's not the U.S. economy, stupid. It's China's. ✔ Concerns grew last week after China reported its slowest economic growth since the height of the global financial crisis in the third quarter ✔ Chinese shares have been volatile, flirting with four-year lows last week ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Banks lead stocks' broad slide, extending market's losing streak - Los Angeles Times

10/22/2018, 10:08:08 PM
Banks led a broad slide in U.S. stocks Monday as an early rally faded, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 index its fourth loss in a row. Healthcare and energy stocks also helped pull down the market, outweighing gains by technology and consumer-focused stocks. Crude oil prices eked out a small gain. ✔ Financial and industrial companies account for most of the S&P 500 companies that have reported results so far this earnings season ✔ Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ticked up 3.7% to $16.09 after the automaker agreed to sell its components business, Magneti Marelli, to Japan's Calsonic Kansei for about $7 billion ✔ Natural gas slid 3.4% to $3.14 per 1,000 cubic feet



Emerging market equities trade at close to a decade-long discount

10/23/2018, 3:06:56 AM
undefined ✔ And if the past is any guide to the future, it could be time to fill your boots ✔ One other caveat is that, rather obviously, since the scatter chart shows the relative returns in the five years after a given price-to-book discount occurred, it only contains data up to October 2013 ✔ While it is, by definition, too soon to know whether or not that is the case, the available evidence would suggest it may well be



China's president opens long-delayed southern sea bridge

10/23/2018, 2:13:30 AM
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge seen as crucial for China's 'Silicon Valley', but some worry about its political impact. ✔ Construction on the bridge started nine years ago, and the project was supposed to be completed by 2016 ✔ Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo recently urged Hong Kong's young people to consider taking advantage of closer ties to set up home in other - cheaper - parts of the Greater Bay Area ✔ In the Field What is driving Hong Kong-China tensions



Cramer: Fed Chair Powell is 'like a racehorse with blinkers on' when it comes to the market

10/22/2018, 11:21:39 PM
Jim Cramer says the Federal Reserve won't "blink" on its planned interest rate hikes if the chairman doesn't consider the action in the stock market. ✔ But the Fed, and the market commentators who think the central bank is correct to raise interest rates four more times, are willing to ignore the many negative signals strewn across the stock market, he said ✔ Hit him up! Mad Money Twitter - Jim Cramer Twitter - Facebook - Instagram - Vine Questions, comments, suggestions for the Mad Money website



Japan and China try new approach to friendship, 40 years on

10/22/2018, 8:17:15 PM
Abe faces diplomatic tests as he breaks from US-led policies ✔ Japan has long followed U.S. footsteps when it comes to China ✔ It is unclear whether Japan can protect its alliance with the U.S. while wooing China and Russia, especially with Washington hinting that security assurances and economic understanding go hand in hand



U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait amid China tensions

10/22/2018, 11:12:35 PM
TAIPEI/WASHINGTON--The United States sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday in the se ✔ TAIPEI/WASHINGTON--The United States sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday in the second such operation this year, as the U.S. military increases the frequency of transits through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China ✔ It raised concerns over U.S. policy toward Taiwan in talks last week with U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Singapore



Asia stock markets retreat as China rally fades

10/23/2018, 3:01:14 AM
undefined ✔ Tuesday 03:00 BST What you need to know Chinese equities rally cools Rising geopolitical concerns weigh on investors Oil remains below $80 a barrel Hot topic The rally in Chinese equities showed signs of cooling, with analysts raising concerns over the resilience of a suite of measures by Beijing that on Monday prompted the market’s biggest one-day gain since 2015 ✔ The broader Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong was down 1.2 per cent



Investors aren’t ready to quit stumbling Faang stocks

10/23/2018, 3:06:29 AM
undefined ✔ Kevin Landis, chief investment officer at Firsthand Capital Management, is wary of Faangs given the fixation around the group in recent years and ensuing flood of money from investors of all stripes ✔ Despite a much more testing backdrop in 2018, many investors are still simply hoping it does



Opinion | Donald Trump Is Lyin’ Up a Storm

10/23/2018, 12:13:47 AM
Is there an election coming up, or something? ✔ Yet, like Mr. Trump’s prior reversals of Obama-era policies that expanded transgender rights, the news understandably sent a ripple of fear and anguish through the community of 1.4 million transgender Americans, their loved ones and anyone who cares about civil rights



Opinion | Arms and the Very Bad Men

10/22/2018, 9:52:38 PM
Trump’s rationale for going easy on Saudi Arabia is a shameful lie. ✔ By now it’s a commonplace that Trump seems far more comfortable with brutal autocrats than with the leaders of our democratic allies ✔ Paris on Foot: 35 Miles, 6 Days and One Blistered Toe 2018 Midterm Elections: Senate Races to Watch Right Now California’s Underwater Forests Are Being Eaten by the ‘Cockroaches of the Ocean’ Opinion: Brazil’s Sad Choice



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