Trade War

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…

New decade, new paradigm Getty Images Much of the handwringing over China and emerging markets this year has stemmed from the unfolding damage caused by the Covid-19 outbreak—but while the virus is still spreading, it’s hard to know the final cost. We can, however, make a few judgments on the…

The chaotic impact of the coronavirus is affecting every sector of the cultural and entertainment scene – “an equal opportunity disaster,” in the words of one CEO. Giant companies are canceling events and re-aligning strategies worldwide. The openings of major movies like the appropriately titled James Bond film No Time…

Click here for a message from The Motley Fool Co-Founders Tom and David Gardner. The U.S. government is reportedly considering blocking Infineon's acquisition of Cypress on national security grounds. What happened Shares of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY) plunged today, down by 14% as of 11:30 a.m. EST, on a report that the…

For several years Apple is mulling shifting its production outside China. The trade war between U.S.-China and the coronavirus outbreak seems to have forced Apple to think about decentralizing its supply chain. The Cupertino company was looking towards establishing a supply chain in India. However, Apple was dismayed with the…

(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)* Chartbook: https://tmsnrt.rs/3cDGhkrBy John KempLONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - Most western policymakers and journalists view the world economy through a framework that is 10-15 years out of date, failing to account fully for the enormous shift in activity…

(Bloomberg) -- China and Japan agreed to delay the first state visit by a Chinese president to Tokyo in about a decade due to coronavirus worries, as Japan separately announced it would quarantine travelers from some countries hit by the illness.Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday that both…

Whatever happened before doesn't compare with the new threat facing the deep discount chain. Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) reports its fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, March 4, but it may not really matter much what the deep discounter says about what happened over the past three months. Analysts and investors may be…