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Bloomberg: Coca-Cola Digs Into Coffee With $5.1 Billion Costa Purchase
Coca-Cola Co. agreed to buy the U.K. chain Costa Coffee for 3.9 billion pounds ($5.1 billion), stepping into a battle with Nestle SA and Starbucks Corp. as it gains a global brand in hot drinks. [more...]
Bloomberg: U.S. Stocks Fall on Trump Plan for China Tariffs: Markets Wrap
U.S. equities slumped as President Donald Trump was said to move ahead with a plan to impose new tariffs on China as soon as next week. Emerging-market assets tumbled and the dollar rallied as traders sold riskier assets amid turmoil in Argentina and Turkey.  [more...]
Bloomberg: Widely Used Diabetes Drug Can Cause Flesh-Eating Genital Infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors and patients that some widely used diabetes drugs may, in some rare cases, cause a flesh-eating bacterial infection of the genitals. [more...]
Bloomberg: Asian Stocks Mixed on Tariff Plan; Yen Holds Gains: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks were mixed on the final trading day of the month as President Donald Trump’s plans to impose new tariffs on China and renewed turmoil in emerging markets weighed on investor sentiment. Treasuries, the dollar and the yen held on to gains. [more...]
Bloomberg: Another Tencent Drop Leaves Dip Buyers Questioning Elusive Rally
Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s equity bulls keep facing so many setbacks these days that you wonder when its loyal shareholders will cave. [more...]
Bloomberg: August Turns Ugly for Emerging Markets as Currency Crises Spread
Emerging-market assets are headed for a monthly loss as declines in Argentina and Turkey sparked fears of global contagion and amid a renewed intensification of U.S.-China trade tensions. [more...]
Bloomberg: Buffett Buys More Apple, Says iPhone Is ‘Enormously Underpriced’
The Oracle of Omaha is adding to his already large stake in Apple Inc. Warren Buffett, 88, likes the technology giant because of its devoted customers, and has built up his stake in the company by “just a little” since his last regulatory filing, he said Thursday in an interview with CNBC. [more...]
Bloomberg: Rand Price Swings Now Wilder Than During ANC Power Struggle
The rand is behaving more erratically this month than it did during the height of the power struggle between Jacob Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa in December. [more...]
Reuters: U.S., Canada make late-night push for NAFTA; no deal yet
Top NAFTA negotiators from Canada and the United States wrapped up a third day of two-way talks on Thursday, agreeing to meet the next day to resolve final differences before a deadline, with Mexican counterparts on standby to rejoin negotiations. [more...]
Reuters: Turkish lira steady against dollar; eyes on central bank
The Turkish lira was steady against the dollar on Friday, having tumbled a day earlier on reports that the central bank deputy governor and rate-setter Erkan Kilimci was leaving the bank. [more...]
CNBC: 'Urgency' for Asia Pacific mega trade deal as the US mulls $200 billion tariffs on China
While the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering slapping another $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods, 16 economies in Asia Pacific are racing to conclude a mega trade deal that would become the largest trading bloc in the world. [more...]
CNBC: Argentine peso and Turkish lira crash, putting pressure on emerging markets worldwide
Emerging markets were rattled again, with the Argentine peso, Turkish lira and Indonesian rupiah tumbling overnight. The negative sentiment is set to weigh on other Asian currencies, although they will remain fairly resilient to the impact, analysts say. [more...]
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