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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Trade War - SERIES 257 {18 articles}

The Midwest economy is about to get pummeled again 10/17/2018, 9:44:57 AM Manufacturing jobs growth has already stalled, and the trade war will make it worse. ✔ The Rust Belt is full of households and communities who ignored decades-old trends ✔ The main players, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, spoke easily about the evils of trade, wholly misrepresenting facts ✔ And, in an underappreciated farewell speech, President Obama made it quite plain ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment Apple Suppliers ‘Cautious’ About Orders For iPhone XR, Flagship Models 10/17/2018, 9:04:06 AM Apple’s Taiwan-based suppliers remain cautious about orders for the new iPhones because of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. ✔ Industry sources disclosed to Digitimes Tuesday that Apple’s iPhone suppliers in Taiwan have opted to remain cautious about unit orders from the Cupertino giant even though the iPhone XR is scheduled to launch in the second ...

Travel - SERIES 275 {19 articles}

The flower that blooms every 12 years 10/15/2018, 8:31:20 PM One of the rarest flowers in the world, the Neelakurinji blooms just once every 12 years in India’s south-western state of Kerala, when it covers the hills in a violet hue. ✔ Crores of rupees in property were destroyed, and the loss of income due to tourist cancellations was unfathomable ✔ (Text by Srishti Chaudhary; video and photos – unless otherwise noted – by Mayank Soni ) The World’s Rarest is a BBC Travel series that introduces you to unparalleled treasures found in striking places all across the world Revealed: The sticking plaster that can check your blood pressure 10/15/2018, 11:01:27 PM A microchip inside the patch stores the findings, which are wirelessly beamed to a computer that converts them into blood pressure readings. ✔ The battery-powered electrodes constantly send an electrical charge to each adjacent transducer, which converts the charge into sound waves that travel through the skin ✔...

Disasters - SERIES 152 {43 articles}

'King of storms': Super typhoon slams into Guangdong, China 9/16/2018, 12:35:06 PM Tropical cyclone Mangkhut made landfall in the country's most populous province after killing scores of people in the Philippines. ✔ It was not so severe as we expected it to be because earlier it was noted it would also be strong, said President Rodrigo Duterte, following an aerial survey of some affected areas ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes Florence Flooding Threatens to Last for Days 9/16/2018, 3:57:13 PM Florence continued to douse the Carolinas with unrelenting rain and unleashed widespread flooding, threatening to keep the region waterlogged for days as rivers rise further and risk more lives. ✔ Streets Ferry Pollocksville 4 3 15 feet 15 feet 10 10 5 5 0 0 Fri ✔ Everybody says, ‘Oh boy, this is over,’ and went home, and now they’re trapped, said Sam Brockington, the county’s fire and emer...

Autos - SERIES 98 {15 articles}

Toyota reportedly ready to put Android Auto in its cars 9/24/2018, 6:38:20 PM An official announcement could come as soon as October ✔ We understand there is demand for Android Auto and we have not forgotten our Android customers ✔ Google has been working hard to push automakers in a different direction, though it will soon provide Volvo with an entire Android-powered infotainment operating system, and recently announced plans to do the same for the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance SiriusXM to buy Pandora in $3.5B deal that could unlock your car for streaming 9/24/2018, 6:44:00 PM Pandora is staying the same, for now. ✔ 2:44 Pandora's technological capabilities would help SiriusXM expand beyond vehicles into the home and onto mobile devices, the companies added ✔ Updated at 7:15 am PT: With additional details and context ✔ Tech Enabled: CNET chronicles tech's role in providing new kinds of accessibility Tesla to hand-deliver Model 3s in bid to meet deli...

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Beijing targets superstars following Fan Bingbing's epic tax fine 10/6/2018, 9:18:28 AM Analysts say China is gathering tax revenues to support a prolonged trade war ✔ The crackdown can also be seen as a move forward in Beijing's ongoing efforts to expand state influence over the private sector, Lam said ✔ Such an increase in financial burden would put many companies out of business, the person added ✔ The show business is definitely a big source for the funds, he said U.S. Tariffs on China Aren’t a Short-Term Strategy 10/6/2018, 4:14:18 PM The White House is using tariffs differently with China than with other nations—and the levies between the world’s two largest economies likely will be cemented in place for years. ✔ A failure there, says Myron Brilliant, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s executive vice president, is bound to mean that the U.S. goes ahead with plans to increase tariffs on a tranche of $200 billion of Chinese goods from 10% to 25% ✔ Both parties are ...

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