Trade War - SERIES 347 {10 articles}

Why the China Trade War Could Crash the Stock Market

11/14/2018, 2:56:08 PM
Economic interdependence can hurt both sides. ✔ This article first appeared in Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily newsletter on the top tech news ✔ Monday night brought a glimmer of hope, as the Wall Street Journal reported that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had resumed discussions with China’s top negotiator Liu He about a possible U.S.-China trade deal

U.S. farmers scramble to contain trade-war damage, find new markets

11/14/2018, 12:17:41 PM
Clouds crowded the Illinois sky as Nick Harre walked away from his combine at th... ✔ But as soybean prices plummeted in August, and Trump threatened to hit China with more tariffs, Aistrope dropped his chores and jumped on a plane to China for a trade mission arranged by the U.S. Grains Council, a industry group financed in part with taxpayer money

ECB bond-buying finale on track as growth set to bounce back:...

11/14/2018, 12:23:22 PM
Euro zone growth will bounce back to a faster yet still modest pace this quarter... ✔ Average annual inflation is expected to be below the ECB’s 2 percent target ceiling until 2021 at the earliest, suggesting weak price pressures will not shift the central bank at this stage ✔ (For other stories from the Reuters global long-term economic outlook polls package see) ($1 = 0.8875 euros) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles

American executives are becoming China sceptics

11/14/2018, 2:22:56 PM
undefined ✔ In an America that has rarely been more divided, one area of solid bipartisan consensus remains on the need to do something about the threat China poses to the US-led global order ✔ and have advocated for productive relations in the past, are among those now arguing for confrontation

White House to consider China sanctions bill in response to human rights violations

11/14/2018, 2:46:50 PM
US politicians are expected to introduce legislation Wednesday urging the White House to consider sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for the ongoing crackdown against Muslim minorities, and halt the sale of US technology potentially used by China for surveillance. ✔ Gait recognition is part of a major push to develop artificial-intelligence and data-driven surveillance across ChinaCredit:AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The bill will also call for the FBI to take action against Chinese government efforts to intimidate or threaten Uighurs living in the US

Wednesday Morning Briefing

11/14/2018, 2:33:53 PM
White House hit with staff upheavals, House Democrat to probe census citizenship... ✔ World Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, leaves 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain November 14, 2018.REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Prime Minister Theresa May will try to convince senior ministers to accept a draft European Union divorce deal that opponents say threatens both her government and the unity of the United Kingdom

The oil price swings dramatically

11/14/2018, 2:55:45 PM
Blame the turmoil on American policy ✔ Its shale companies are pumping out oil at a phenomenal rate ✔ Then there is the possibility that Mr Trump could reverse coursestriking a trade deal with China, for instance, or tightening restrictions on Iran once more ✔ On November 12th Mr Trump took to Twitter to call on OPEC to refrain from cutting production

The big October rout has taken its toll on Australia's fund managers

11/14/2018, 1:06:08 PM
Shares are getting cheaper, attracting some to wade back in to chase bargains. But are we in for yet more pain? ✔ Patchy results For local fund managers, it was a competition for who could outperform the benchmark index ✔ But when markets are nervous, they tend to focus on the negative and there has been plenty of that - most of which has provided by the banking industry with the damaging revelations in the royal commission, which will likely lead to more restrictive regulations for the ASX-listed heavyweights

The ‘Uber of Trucks’ Isn’t Cruising to a Profit

11/14/2018, 12:13:58 PM
Profits are elusive and truckers are frustrated at China’s Manbang, the trucking app backed by Google and SoftBank. ✔ China's Uber-type service is aimed at making the country’s trucking industry more efficient ✔ App makers could charge membership or transaction fees for the convenience, which would add up to a lot of money ✔ Competitors have charged in, with as many as 200 firms battling at one point, Manbang says

Analysis | The Finance 202: Kudlow-Navarro spat reveals ongoing White House split over China

11/14/2018, 1:36:19 PM
Trump and Xi meet in Buenos Aires at end of this month. ✔ The broadside on Twitter escalated a spat that began Friday when Trump took umbrage at Macron’s call in a radio interview for a ‘true European army’ so that the continent can defend itself without relying on the United States ✔ THE FUNNIES From The Post's Tom Toles: BULL SESSION Here's what Crystal City commuters, residents think of Amazon coming to Virginia: Pokémon grandpa's 15-phone rig may catch 'em all: Video of young refugees seeing snow for the first time gets a retweet from Trudeau:

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Disasters - SERIES 91 {35 articles}

Japan earthquake latest: Where did Hokkaido earthquake hit? Have there been aftershocks? 9/6/2018, 7:36:38 AM JAPAN’S northern island of Hokkaido has been left reeling from a magnitude-6.6 earthquake which struck on Thursday morning and follows just days after the country was devastated by Typhoon Jebi. Where did the Hokkaido earthquake hit? ✔ The tremors have measured from magnitude 4.3 to 5.4 near the epicentre of Thursday morning’s major quake ✔ A magnitude 9.0 earthquake, the most powerful ever recorded in Japan, struck on March 11, 2001, off its northeastern coast, triggering a tsunami that devastated communities along the Pacific coast and killed nearly 20,000 people Rescuers rush to north Japan amid damage after quake kills 7 9/6/2018, 7:33:35 AM ASAHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Rescuers were rushing to unearth survivors and restore power Thursday after a powerful earthquake jolted Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, buck ✔ ASAHIKAWA, Japan (AP) ...

Autos - SERIES 48 {18 articles}

UK’s rarest cars: 1978 Renault 16 TX, one of only six left 9/7/2018, 5:33:34 AM Geoffrey Creighton’s reaction to the Renault 16 – the European Car of the Year in 1966 – was wholly understandable, for when British imports commenced in late 1965 there really was no local equivalent to the front-wheel-drive, five-door saloon with the asymmetrical wheelbase. ✔ Geoffrey Creighton’s reaction to the Renault 16 – the European Car of the Year in 1966 – was wholly understandable, for when British imports commenced in late 1965 there really was no local equivalent to the front-wheel-drive, five-door saloon with the asymmetrical wheelbase ✔ You have to, as there was no floor lever option on the 16 Tackling the Rubicon Trail in the new Jeep Wrangler - Rockin' along the Rubicon 9/7/2018, 6:00:09 AM New Wrangler takes on the Nurburgring of 4WD tracks CarReview - drive.com.au ✔ As we stare down the road at the arrival of driverless cars under the street lights of today’s o...

Travel - SERIES 103 {33 articles}

One year after Hurricane Irma, Florida's travel industry recovers 9/7/2018, 9:47:48 AM One year after Hurricane Irma hit the USA, Florida recovers. Hotels are re-opening and airlift is increasing. ✔ The resort has two new restaurants and an expanded adults-only area ✔ Attractions re-open All 10 Keys state parks are open for day use as restoration efforts continue ✔ When it debuts in late fall, this center will showcase the Keys’ four national wildlife refuges with exhibits and a nature bookstore operated by the Florida Keys Wildlife Society Booking flights? Cheapest website to compare prices on isn't the one you'd think 9/7/2018, 9:31:25 AM THE cheapest website for comparing flights has been revealed, and it might not be one that you’d normally use. Which? looked at the leading comparison websites and searched for 10 different flight … ✔ also surveyed people about 12 flight comparison sites that they would recommend to others ✔ For those heading off to the lik...

Travel - SERIES 305 {27 articles}

Are we there yet? Tips for road-trip harmony 10/22/2018, 12:16:35 PM When you think of road trip games, "I Spy" or the "License Plate Game" come to mind. But sometimes your fellow passenger wants to pick a fight. ✔ The safest rooms are located on the side of the hotel farthest from the front entrance, located above ground level but not on the top floor (nothing higher than the sixth floor), without a balcony and not overlooked by another room ✔ Check an online travel agency like Expedia or Booking.com or call your travel agent ✔ Check the rate against the price your preferred hotel would charge if you book direct ✔ Contact him at chris@elliott.org or visit elliott.org The country where people will live longest by 2040 – but UK's not in the top 20 10/22/2018, 1:57:45 PM JAPAN has been toppled from first place as the country with the highest life expectancy. The country where people can expect to live the longest is now Spain. A report by the Institute...

Disasters - SERIES 391 {22 articles}

Greece earthquake: Zante hit by series of tremors days after devastating quake 10/29/2018, 1:46:52 PM A SERIES of earthquakes have struck Greece in the same location as the mega tremors hit last week. ✔ The earthquake had a depth of around 16 kilometres and according to reports it lasted 15 to 30 seconds ✔ The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the earthquake sparked a small tsunami of 15 to 20 cm on local beaches ✔ Zante is a tourist hotspot (Image: GETTY) Local media reported that a 15th century monastery in the Strofades area of the island had been damaged Strongest earth earthquake yet near controversial Lancashire fracking site 10/29/2018, 1:24:42 PM Cuadrilla, the company carrying out the fracking work, says it has paused its operation after the seismic event measuring 1.1.ml ✔ An earthquake with the 'strongest magnitude' yet has been recorded at the controversial fracking site in Lancashire ✔ Cuadrilla, the company carrying out the frac...

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