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Xi Jinping

Factbox: Tariff wars – duties imposed by Trump and U.S. trading partners

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would raise tariffs to 25 percent from 10 percent on $200 billion of Chinese imports by the end of the week. Trump has rattled the world trade order by imposing unilateral tariffs to combat what he c…

bubmagMay 6, 2019

NASDAQ

U.S. stock futures tumble after Trump threatens China with steeper tariffs

(Reuters) - Wall Street stock index futures fell on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would hike U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this week and soon target hundreds of billions more. -S&P 500 e-minis were down 47.5…

bubmagMay 6, 2019

SpaceX

Saint-Jacques to perform ‘cosmic catch’ of SpaceX craft using Canadarm 2 – TheSpec.com

SpaceX launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday following a pair of unusual power delays, and now a Canadian astronaut will be waiting to snatch it when it arrives. A Falcon rocket raced into the pre-dawn darkness on Saturda…

bubmagMay 6, 2019

Targeted Killings

Israel’s renewal of targeted killings in Gaza sends a message: This round is different

In a first since Israel's last Gaza campaign in 2014, the Israeli army renewed the use of one of the most significant tools against Hamas and Islamic Jihad – targeted killings. >> Subscribe now, save 35% Israel on Sunday killed Hamas activist Hamed al…

bubmagMay 5, 2019

Economic Bubble

‘Womenomics’ still isn’t working

The people of Japan have had a lot to celebrate lately. On May 1 they welcomed their new emperor along with the Reiwa imperial era. The event came in the middle of an unprecedented 10-day Golden Week break for the country's famously hardworking citizens. Emp…

bubmagMay 5, 2019

Bubble

Teacher, who rowed across the Atlantic in record time, makes history in Ohio marathon

Sights and sounds from the 2019 Flying Pig Marathon on May 5, 2019 in downtown Cincinnati. Sam Greene, sgreene@enquirer.com CINCINNATI Bryce Carlson's last adventure took 38 days, six hours and 49 minutes when the Ohio science teacher rowed 2,000 miles las…

bubmagMay 5, 2019

China's Strategy

In shift, Trump vows tariff hike on Chinese goods ahead of next trade talk round

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday dramatically increased pressure on China to reach a trade deal by announcing he will hike U.S. tariffs on US$200 billion worth of Chinese goods this week and target hundreds of billions more soon. The announcement…

bubmagMay 5, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Pompeo insists North Korea nuclear deal still possible despite weapons test

bubmagMay 5, 2019

NASDAQ

Beyond Meat’s Shares More than Double After Monumental IPO

The shares of Beyond Meat, the purveyor of plant-based burgers and sausages, more than doubled Thursday in its Nasdaq debut. It's the first pure-play maker of vegan "meat" to go public, according to Renaissance Capital, which researches and tracks IPOs. Beyon…

bubmagMay 5, 2019

Yellow Vests

Macron’s party falls behind Le Pen’s far right in EU election poll

PARIS (Reuters) - The party of far-right leader Marine Le Pen will top the upcoming European Parliament elections with 22 percent of the vote, just ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s REM party, an Ipsos poll released on Sunday. It was the first time Le Pe…

bubmagMay 5, 2019

Factbox: Tariff wars – duties imposed by Trump and U.S. trading partners

U.S. stock futures tumble after Trump threatens China with steeper tariffs

Saint-Jacques to perform ‘cosmic catch’ of SpaceX craft using Canadarm 2 – TheSpec.com

Israel’s renewal of targeted killings in Gaza sends a message: This round is different

‘Womenomics’ still isn’t working

Teacher, who rowed across the Atlantic in record time, makes history in Ohio marathon

In shift, Trump vows tariff hike on Chinese goods ahead of next trade talk round

Pompeo insists North Korea nuclear deal still possible despite weapons test

Beyond Meat’s Shares More than Double After Monumental IPO

Macron’s party falls behind Le Pen’s far right in EU election poll

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