Trade War

President Trump will tell you China is "dying to make a deal" with the US. He will tell you that Beijing is tired of paying tariffs to the US (Americans actually pay them). He will tell you that China's supply chains are breaking, and that its economy is on t…

The US wants to ink a trade deal with China by the end of 2019, but can't overlook violence in Hong Kong, the head of the National Security Agency has said. "We were hoping to have deal done by the end of the year. I still think that's possible," Robert…

Here is what you need to know.  1. Adam Neumann's $1.7 billion golden parachute could be slashed as SoftBank looks to trim its WeWork rescue deal. Some SoftBank executives have said the WeWork cofounder and former CEO's leaving package is too generous, Bloom…

The OECD on Thursday released a warning to the global economy — GDP growth is going to drop, and it's up to governments to stop fighting to fix it. In a statement, the OECD said that world GDP growth this year is expected to fall to 2.9%, "it…

It’s November. We’re eleven years into a bull run. And a protracted trade war with China — not to mention the impeachment proceedings — is causing some nervousness about what next year will hold. Little wonder that venture firms, which have been writing chec…

The Chinese government has almost certainly not secretly detonated a tactical nuclear weapon in the South China Sea to send a warning signal to the United States, experts told Gizmodo, regardless of widespread claims to the contrary on social media. The sour…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Navy warships, on two occasions in the past few days, have sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, the U.S. military told Reuters on Thursday, at a time of tension between the world’s two largest economies. T…

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to back protesters in Hong Kong and send a warning to China about human rights, sending two bills to the White House where President Donald Trump is expected to sign them into law. …

A bill compelling the United States to support pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong could arrive on President Trumps desk as soon as Thursday morning, potentially complicating the administrations talks with China to end the trade war. The bill, passed by th…