Trade War

Apple doesn’t expect to meet its revenue guidance for the March quarter due to work slowdowns and lower demand due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus in China. The company said that the iPhone, which generates the bulk of Apple’s revenue, is temporarily constrained due to production ramping up more…

A Japanese recession has started but you might not understand that if you read some reports. The lead image is from Coronavirus Threatens Japan Rebound as GDP Falls Most in 5 Years. Blue text and square anecdotes are mine. The BBC reports Japan's Economy Shrinks at Fastest Rate Since 2014…

China Photos/Getty Images The People's Bank of China announced it will begin destroying notes collected by hospitals, buses, and markets in coronavirus-addles locales, financial news outlet Caixin reported.China's central bank will also disi… Read More

(Photo by Mladen Antonov AFP via Getty Images Bitcoin has been an excellent gauge of trouble in China since the trade war kicked off in 2019. China has capital controls and massive wealth, so that in times of stress huge volumes of money will seek havens, of which bitcoin is…

It will be a long time before we understand what the outbreak did to the global economy. Alexis C. Madrigal February 13, 2020 Paul Taylor / Getty / Katie Martin / The AtlanticSo far, less than 0.0008 percent of the humans on Earth have been diagnosed with the disease caused…

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Sarah and Marty Krocak look over their year end financial records before learning they were nearly ... fifty thousand in the hole for the year on December 9, 2019 in Montgomery, MN. Dairy and crop farmers across the Midwest are going out of business due the trade war. Washington promises…

A Honda fuel cell car for California, photographed being inspected by journalists in 1996. Progress is slow in the car world.Photo: Getty ImagesThe Morning ShiftAll your daily car news in one convenient place. Isn't your time more important?The Trump administration is dropping its antitrust probe against Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, and…

Yahoo Finance’s Rick Newman joins Zack Guzman, Brian Cheung and Clearnomics Founder & CEO James Liu on YFi PM to discuss how the trade war is impacting swing states during the 2020 presidential race.Read More

February 10, 2020 6:30am by Barry Ritholtz My back to work morning train reads: • These Are the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in America — and They’re Beating the Market (Barron’s) • Nobody Told Me: Thoughts on money (Humble Dollar) • Look Out, Here Come the Grey Swans:  Big changes…