Global stocks scale one-week high on trade hopes, yuan softens
World stocks rose to a one-week high on cautious hopes for a rapprochement on trade between Beijing and Washington on Friday, though a perky dollar capped...
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Month of bond market milestones: How low can you go?
August has turned out to be another month of milestones for bond markets as an escalating trade conflict fans recession fears, pushing borrowing costs deeper and...
Nippon Steel to cut capex spending as U.S.-China trade war crimps demand
Nippon Steel Corp will cut its planned capital expenditures for the three-year period to March 2021 by between 10% and 20% as weaker steel demand amid...
Asian shares near one-week top on soothing trade tone, overall mood cautious
Asian shares jumped to a one-week high on Friday as the United States and China showed a willingness to resolve their trade dispute by returning to...
Oil prices fall but set for big weekly gain on trade dispute hopes
Oil gave back some of its recent gains on Friday, but was still headed for the biggest weekly increase since early July, boosted by a decline...
Tesla hikes prices for Model 3, other cars in China amid weaker yuan
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc had raised prices for some vehicles in China as the yuan trades at its weakest levels in more than a...
Oil set for biggest weekly gain since July on trade dispute hopes
Oil prices on Friday were set for their biggest weekly gains since early July, boosted by a decline in U.S inventories and a looming hurricane in...
SK Innovation fuels LG Chem feud with EV battery patent lawsuit
A feud between two South Korean battery makers escalated on Friday as SK Innovation Co Ltd said it plans to sue bigger rival LG Chem Ltd...
With racing and music events, Tesla gets over marketing allergy in China
Tesla Inc has always shown disdain for marketing, with CEO Elon Musk boasting his company does not advertise, instead using the money it would have spent...
Japan's curbs on high-tech materials exports to South Korea could backfire
Japan's curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea could backfire in the long run, eroding its dominance over a key link in the global...
China, U.S. trade negotiating teams maintaining 'effective communication': China
Chinese and U.S. trade negotiating teams are maintaining effective communication, China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday at a daily news briefing in Beijing.
China August factory activity shrinks for fourth month: official PMI
Factory activity in China shrank in August for the fourth month in a row, official data showed on Saturday, as the United States ramped up tariff...
Billionaire Fredriksen seeks investors for shipping-to-fish empire: media reports
Industrialist John Fredriksen is seeking investors to take larger stakes in his companies and could relinquish control of operations as part of a plan to reduce...
Wall Street Weekahead: Retailers in spotlight as tariffs on consumer products kick in
U.S. retailers will be front and center on Wall Street next week as the United States imposes new tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports,...
Trump says euro dropping 'like crazy' against dollar, blames Fed
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday accused the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of inaction as the euro slid in value against the dollar, something he said...