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Bloomberg: Stocks Struggle as Commodities Fall on Trade Fears: Markets Wrap
Stocks struggled for traction on Wednesday as commodities were dragged lower by the potential headwinds to trade after China threatened to hit back if the the U.S. hikes tariffs. The dollar strengthened and Japanese bonds led sovereign debt lower. [more...]
Bloomberg: A Hidden Amazon Fortune: Bezos Parents May Be Worth Billions
It may be the most successful venture investment of all time. In 1995, Jackie and Mike Bezos plowed $245,573 into their son’s fledgling e-commerce website, according to a prospectus two years later.  [more...]
Bloomberg: Apple Shares Jump on iPhone Sales Projection
Apple Inc. shares jumped 4 percent in extended trading after the company projected sales suggesting consumers are continuing to snap up the company’s high-end iPhones even as updated models are on the horizon. [more...]
Bloomberg: China Says Stop the Blackmail After U.S. Steps Up Tariff Threats
China warned the U.S. against "blackmailing and pressuring" it over trade as the Trump administration mulls trying to force officials back to the negotiating table through threats of even higher tariffs. [more...]
Bloomberg: Euro-Area Factories Put on the Brakes in July Amid Trade Qualms
Euro-area manufacturing has seen its most subdued spell in more than one-and-a-half years this summer as companies held off on orders while assessing the uncertain outlook for trade and the economy. [more...]
Bloomberg: VW Warns of Profit Pressure on Emissions, Trade Headwinds
Volkswagen AG warned that profitability will come under pressure in the coming months as the world’s largest automaker battles headwinds from trade risks to emissions issues. [more...]
Bloomberg: "You're Going to Lose Money.’ $270 Billion Investor’s Bond Worry
A $270 billion investor is sounding the alarm bell on a strategy that’s grown increasingly popular with some of the world’s biggest bond funds. [more...]
Bloomberg: Gold Posts Longest Losing Streak Since 2013 as Bears Crush Bulls
Gold posted a fourth straight monthly decline, the longest stretch of losses since 2013, as more signs of U.S. economic strength bolster the case to raise interest rates and dollar gains make bullion pricier in other currencies. [more...]
Reuters: Asian shares lose steam as U.S. tariff plan stokes trade fears
Asian shares gave up ground on Wednesday, with weak data in the region and fears of an imminent escalation in the tariff war between the United States and China pulling markets lower even as strong earnings out of the U.S. provided some support. [more...]
Reuters: Asian factories slow as China-U.S. trade conflict starts to bite
Manufacturing activity across Asia slowed in July, deepening concerns about the region’s economic outlook as an intensifying trade conflict between the United States and China sent shudders through their trading partners. [more...]
CNBC: Five of the scariest predictions about artificial intelligence
When people think of artificial intelligence (AI), scenes of android killers and computers-gone-rogue often come to mind. [more...]
CNBC: Trump to propose 25% tariff on China imports worth $200 billion, source says
The Trump administration plans to propose slapping a 25-percent tariff on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods after initially setting them at 10 percent, in a bid to pressure Beijing into making trade concessions, a source familiar with the plan said on Tuesday. [more...]
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