Trade War

A man wearing a face mask is seen under a bridge of Yangtze river in Wuhan after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON: Equities rallied on Tuesday as investors cheered a further easing of…

Need to Know Published: May 9, 2020 at 3:38 p.m. ET Cruel summer. AFP via Getty Images Sell in pandemic May and go away? That is a fair question, as a six-month period that has traditionally been unfavorable for stocks gets under way, with painful coronavirus baggage piled on top.…

SET falls amid renewed trade war fears published : 5 May 2020 at 13:34 The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index opened the week on a bearish note as confidence was dented by the US president's comments and fears of a renewed trade war with China over the origins of…

The double-whammy of increased tariffs imposed by the United States on China and fallout from the coronavirus could make it even more difficult for American retailers to weather the storm in the coming months—or increase pressure on them to pass prices on to consumers. Recent research also shows that US…

Here's what you may have missed this week on 60 Minutes.Stories of Americans suddenly jobless from the coronavirus pandemic Americans unemployed by coronavirus share their stories Why are hundreds of people in big cities receiving bailout money meant for farmers? Small, medium-sized farmers on edge while trade war bailout money…

https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107655/21/1076552112_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_0f3e283cfe4a25a334d02a75766ebbc1.jpgSputnik Internationalhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pngSputnikhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pnghttps://sputniknews.com/india/202005041079186962-indian-bourses-tank-sensex-crashes-1700-points-in-morning-trade-on-us-china-trade-war-fears/New Delhi (Sputnik): Covid-19 pandemic uncertainties have brought the Indian share markets down from the dizzying highs of February levels. India’s benchmark Sensex has come down from over 41,000 -level to the current level of 32,000.The Indian bourses crashed as trading opened on Monday owing to fresh fears about…

Live Watch CBSN Live Americans unemployed by coronavirus share their stories; Then, small, medium-sized farmers on edge while trade war bailout money goes to some surprising recipients; And, medical workers using own money to keep health care system afloat in rural Texas. Read More

Melbourne: Oil prices fell in early trade on Monday, paring last week’s gains, on worries the global oil glut may persist as US-China trade tension could hold back an economic recovery even as coronavirus pandemic lockdowns start to ease. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures fell as low…

Donald Trump must decide whether he wants to pump the stock market or get tough on China. On Friday, the Dow Jones proved it cannot cope with the re-emergence of trade war tensions. Wall Street may have just lost its biggest ally. Stock market sentiment cracked on Friday, as the…

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