Trade War

Between a coronavirus pandemic and collapsing stock markets, the global economy may be in a worse situation than it was during the 2008 financial crisis, because America has all but slammed the door shut on international cooperation. And yet, without a multilateral response, the US will suffer as much as…

Donald Trump angered China by referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus” in a tweet. The war of words over the coronavirus risks cutting off diplomacy at a time when China may need to renegotiate its side of January’s trade agreement. Ultimately, the Trump administration’s rhetoric risks pushing U.S.-China…

Clockwise from left: Locke & Key: Shadow of Doubt, Fate of the Oracle, Quest of Yore Barley’s Edition, and Cleocatra. Image: IDW Games, Arcana Games, The Op, Ta-Te WuWelcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9's column all about the latest in board games and tabletop roleplaying games. The coronavirus pandemic has…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Trump speaks about the coronavirus at a White House briefing China has reacted angrily after US President Donald Trump referred to the coronavirus as “Chinese”.A foreign ministry spokesman warned the US should “take care of its own business” before stigmatising China.The first cases…

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Friday summoned China's ambassador after a senior official in Beijing tweeted the "ridiculous" suggestion that the US military started the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Department said.David Stilwell, the top US diplomat for Asia, issued a "stern representation" to Ambassador Cui Tiankai a day…

Click here for an update from The Motley Fool Co-Founders Tom and David Gardner. Is this a turning point for the iPhone maker? Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced on Friday that all 42 of its retail stores in China had reopened, after some were shuttered for nearly a month, the result of…

Yes, shame about the rest of the world In a rare bit of positive COVID-19 news, Apple has reopened all of its 42 retail outlets in Mainland China. The fruity firm was forced to lower the shutters last month as the Middle Kingdom entered a nationwide quarantine that drastically restricted…

Among the unlikely heroes of the 2008 global financial crisis were the world leaders who scrambled to assemble in Washington to respond to the plummeting investing markets. They discussed fiscal and monetary measures to bolster the economy. They promised financial-markets reform and resources to support emerging markets. They even foreswore…

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Penang skylineBy Krishna N. Das and Liz LeePENANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Tech firms at Malaysia's one-time Silicon Valley of the East, swimming in orders from customers fleeing trade war-hit China, have seen fortunes turn again in the space of just a year as the…

Click here for an update from The Motley Fool Co-Founders Tom and David Gardner. The online furniture specialist recently downplayed coronavirus risks, but investors are still worried. What happened Shares of online furniture retailer Wayfair (NYSE:W) have tanked today, down by 11% as of 1:20 p.m. EDT, after the broader…