Trade War - SERIES 338 {10 articles}

China trade deal jeopardizes stock market, portfolio manager says

11/12/2018, 3:03:58 PM
The escalating U.S.-China trade war hangs over the market and risk sentiment. ✔ And if you think about what’s on the minds of corporate America right now, when you listen to the third-quarter earnings calls, she said, most of them commented on the uncertainty around trade and tariffs as potentially impacting their ability to spend on capital spending

American Farmers Are Sitting on Their Soy Until China Starts Buying Again

11/12/2018, 12:33:30 PM
Even though there's a risk it'll rot. ✔ A bushel of soybeans is going for about $8.87, down about $2 since eight months ago before the two countries started raising tariffs on each other’s goods, according to Bloomberg ✔ Meanwhile, soybean futures for July are currently selling for around $9.27

SAP and Qualtrics, Athenahealth, California Fires: CEO Daily for November 12, 2018

11/12/2018, 12:15:00 PM
Must-read business news, delivered every morning. ✔ Late Sunday night, Ma himself made a brief cameo at the media center to tour the exhibit and admire its marvels ✔ Financial Times Paris Call Big Tech companies such as Microsoft have… called for more regulation ✔ Find previous editions here, and sign up for other Fortune newsletters here

Monday Morning Briefing

11/12/2018, 1:49:13 PM
More than 200 still missing in deadly California wildfires, Macron leads global ... ✔ KCNA/via REUTERS A U.S. think tank said it had identified at least 13 of an estimated 20 undeclared missile operating bases inside North Korea, underscoring the challenge for American negotiators hoping to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons and long-range missiles

California Inc.: Hollywood hopes Potter-less Harry Potter can still work magic - Los Angeles Times

11/12/2018, 2:12:51 PM
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” the latest Harry Potter prequel, opens Friday. ✔ Welcome to California Inc., the weekly newsletter of the L.A ✔ Then there is Smithfield, a U.S.-based pork producer owned by the Chinese ✔ Robyn Denholm, 55, will assume her new role immediately and leave her CFO position at an Australian telecommunications company

Stocks look set for modest decline at open as oil prices stabilize

11/12/2018, 1:51:06 PM
U.S. stocks are set to open slightly lower Monday as investors digest developments in the crude-oil market, with bond markets closed in observance of Veterans Day. ✔ for $8 billion in cash, the companies announced Sunday ✔ ACB, -3.57% rose 4.1% in premarket trade Monday, after the Canada-based cannabis company reported Monday fiscal first-quarter net earnings that rose to $105.5 million from $3.6 million a year ago, and from $79.9 million in the previous quarter ✔ Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Need to Know newsletter ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment

Business spending growth is slowing. Is that a bad sign for the economy and jobs?

11/12/2018, 12:25:27 PM
Business spending growth slowed sharply in the third quarter. The reasons could include worries over trade, a turn in the economy or a blip. ✔ A survey by executive coaching company Vistage showed that small and midsize business optimism fell in the third quarter, reversing all the gains of the prior three ✔ Nick Penze, owner of Zerelli Technologies (Photo: Jean-Luc Mege Photography) Take Zerelli, the Utah company ✔ Houston is hiring in the oil and petroleum industries

A Christmas miracle: Amazon will not ruin every retail stock's holiday sales season

11/12/2018, 2:10:19 PM
Stores and shopping malls are struggling in the e-commerce era, but with consumer confidence at a 20-year high and unemployment a four-decade low, shoppers may see less heavy discounting during the holiday shopping season. ✔ He noted that last year was the best holiday season in three years, and as a result companies have been hesitant to make bets that they can surpass that level of sales ✔ These stocks and the volatility are tied to some dynamics that are out of their control

Analysis | The Energy 202: Republicans resist Trump's threat to cut funding over California's wildfires

11/12/2018, 2:09:11 PM
“I don't think it's appropriate to threaten funding," said Sen. Cory Gardner. ✔ A firefighter takes cover as the Camp Fire burns out of control through Paradise, fueled by high winds in Butte County, Calif., on Nov. 8 (Peter DaSilva/EPA-EFE) How do wildfires such as the Woolsey Fire in Southern California and Camp Fire in the north intensify so severely?: It began with scant rainfall and abnormally warm temperatures which parched the landscape and created tinderbox conditions, The Post’s Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow report

Analysis | The Finance 202: Trump unlikely to back off tariffs despite less friendly House

11/12/2018, 1:38:36 PM
The Senate results were more mixed. ✔ Some have found ways to compete in an increasingly online world, while others are still finding their wayor fighting to stay alive ✔ The Wall Street Journal TRUMP TRACKER TRADE FLY-AROUND: Dems could trip up NAFTA 2.0 ✔ peace: Veterans heading to Congress follow a big legacy:

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War Countries - SERIES 339 {16 articles}

Syria peace talks set to begin in Istanbul 10/27/2018, 11:42:41 AM The talks will address numerous issues in the conflict, including demilitarised zones and a political path forward. ✔ Talks have been sponsored by the Arab League and its various members, by Russia, France, Turkey and Iran, and by the UN through its set of Geneva summits ✔ If that doesn't happen the EU won't pay for reconstruction, she added ✔ Even Moscow is saying do not expect breakthroughs during the summit How war reporting has changed 10/27/2018, 8:13:13 AM Politics, finance and technology have changed the role of on-the-ground reporters. A foreign correspondent for more than 40 years, Patrick Cockburn says the march of fake news should remind us of the vital need for eyewitness accounts ✔ War reporting is easy to do but difficult to do well ✔ I should add hurriedly that the reverse is true of The Independent which has added considerably to its foreign staff, including three additional corresp...

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Controversial actor Gerard Depardieu spotted in North Korea 9/9/2018, 10:31:07 PM The French actor was spotted among the thousands of spectators enjoying the festivities in Kim Il Sung square ✔ And there were no nuclear tests to mark the holiday, as has happened in each of the last two years, following North Korea's commitment to denuclearisation ✔ Kim Jong-un and his South Korean counterpart Moon will meet in Pyongyang on September 18 for the third time this year and discuss practical measures towards denuclearisation, officials in Seoul have said Rising Violence in Basra Highlights U.S.-Iran Fight for Influence in Iraq 9/9/2018, 8:37:01 PM The firing of rockets toward American diplomatic missions in Iraq after protesters torched the Iranian consulate in Basra raised tensions as the U.S. and Iran vie to shape the country’s next government. ✔ Workers clean the Basra governorate building on Sept ✔ In 2014, they became de factoif awkwardallies in the war against Islamic S...

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North Korea tests new 'tactical' weapon, releases U.S. prisoner 11/16/2018, 11:28:04 PM SEOUL/WASHINGTON-- North Korea's leader witnessed the test of a newly developed high-tech weapon, th ✔ SEOUL/WASHINGTON-- North Korea's leader witnessed the test of a newly developed high-tech weapon, the country's state media reported on Friday, while Pyongyang also released a U.S. prisoner, sending conflicting signals at a time of sensitive negotiations ✔ North Korea has held previous American detainees for longer, and Washington has accused Pyongyang of using them as bargaining chips Trying to make Yemen child smile 'like tickling a ghost': U.N. food... 11/16/2018, 9:34:25 PM United Nations food chief David Beasley spotted a tiny foot sticking out from un... ✔ REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo It was just like tickling a ghost, Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme, told reporters in New York on Friday after returning from a three-day ...

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Baidu ad sales hit by gaming crackdown and trade war 10/31/2018, 2:42:29 PM Chinese search engine beats 3Q forecasts but end of year outlook dims ✔ Unable to cash in on new titles, the gaming industry has suffered, with Tencent Holdings experiencing its first quarterly profit decline in 13 years ✔ Baidu's shares have fallen more than 20% since the beginning of the year amid a sell-off of Chinese technology stocks 'China, US will save relations despite trade war and sea threats' 10/31/2018, 3:04:27 PM undefined ✔ Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the United States ✔ According to research by the Pew Research Centre, which monitors changing attitudes around the world, almost half of Americans held unfavourable views of China in 2017 ✔ On Monday, Trump repeated his assertion that China was not not ready to strike a deal to bring an end to the costly dispute ✔ This is very confusing, and this is making things very difficult UK bank says trade war tensions...

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North Korea tests new 'ultramodern tactical weapon' amid stalled diplomatic efforts 11/16/2018, 6:55:45 AM North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the successful testing of a “newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon,” state media reported Friday. ✔ The US State Department said described the postponing of diplomatic talks between the US and North Korea as purely a matter of scheduling but refused to elaborate ✔ Dita Alangkara, AP Fullscreen Dancers perform during The Glorious Country mass games at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, Oct. 25, 2018 With sanctions and banned arms sales, bipartisan Senate group tries to bring an end to Yemen war 11/16/2018, 12:21:02 AM The proposal, backed by Trump ally Sen. Lindsey O. Graham and others, would ban the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia and impose sanctions on those blocking humanitarian aid from reaching civilians ✔ It would defy credulity that announcement came out today when they know what we’re doing her...

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