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The US is hurtling toward another trade war – but this time it isn’t with China Trade War

The US is hurtling toward another trade war – but this time it isn’t with China

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attends a press conference after the weekly cabinet meeting. France’s finance minister has called the. Photo: AP PhotoThe US and the EU both want the right to tax Google, Facebook and Amazon Topic |   US-ally trade warsPublished: 4:43am, 19 Jun, 2020Updated: 8:08pm, 19 Jun, 2020Read…
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June 18, 2020
Taiwanese court fines Taiwanese chipmaker UMC $3.4M after finding three of its engineers stole trade secrets from US chipmaker Micron for China-backed company (Debby Wu/Bloomberg) Trade War

Taiwanese court fines Taiwanese chipmaker UMC $3.4M after finding three of its engineers stole trade secrets from US chipmaker Micron for China-backed company (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

June 12, 2020, 11:05 PM Top News More: Zoom Blog, The Verge, Engadget, Gizmodo, CyberScoop, Reuters, TechCrunch, Quartz, Techdirt, Digital Trends, Reclaim The Net, Axios, and Fortune Tweets: @benthompson, @zoom_us, @bethanyallenebr, @kurt_loder, @williamyang120, @counternotions, @repmichaelwaltz, @andreaslandwehr, @sarahleah1, @senrickscott, @pelstrom, @tomgrundy, @tombschrader, @kenroth, @mishichoudhary, @zackwhittaker, @rover829, @jane_li911, @janiswong_, @jmulich, and @rosenbergerlm More:…
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June 13, 2020
Retail sales will drop 5.7% this year because of the pandemic Trade War

Retail sales will drop 5.7% this year because of the pandemic

This story was delivered to Insider Intelligence eMarketer Briefing subscribers earlier this morning.IInsider Intelligence analyzes this industry and several others to provide in-depth analyst reports, proprietary forecasts, customizable charts, and more. Learn more about what we offer.Retail sales worldwide will total $23.36 trillion this year, a 5.7% drop from last…
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June 11, 2020
Tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 becomes first major US stock index to reach record highs after coronavirus plunge Trade War

Tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 becomes first major US stock index to reach record highs after coronavirus plunge

REUTERS/Eric Thayer The Nasdaq 100 index set a new intraday record on Thursday, becoming the first major US stock index to fully erase losses from the coronavirus sell-off. The index peaked at 9,741.97 at 10:32 a.m. ET before sliding alongside peer indexes as the session's run-up froze. eBay's 9.8% rally…
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June 4, 2020
Timeline: China’s post-Tiananmen re-emergence onto the world Trade War

Timeline: China’s post-Tiananmen re-emergence onto the world

BEIJING (Reuters) - Thursday marks the anniversary of when China bloodily suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people. Here are some landmark dates following the 1989 demonstrations: 1990: China’s economic growth sinks to 3.9% due to international sanctions…
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June 4, 2020