TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance wants you to know everything is just fine, really
China-based technology company ByteDance is on a charm offensive, reports Reuters, ramping up efforts to distance its popular social app TikTok from the rest of its Chinese operations.The PR moves coincide with a U.S. national security panel inquiry into the …
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the underlying trend suggested some softening in labor market conditions. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 15,000 to a s…
bubmagNovember 27, 2019
This Ohio farmer is considering a run against Jim Jordan
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bubmagNovember 25, 2019
Americans, not Chinese, pay Trump tariffs: NY Fed study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Trump administration imposed tariffs on Chinese imports last year, officials insisted China would pay the cost - implying Chinese firms would have to cut their prices to absorb import “taxes” of up to 25% when the goods hit U.S…
bubmagNovember 25, 2019
Americans, not Chinese, pay Trump tariffs -NY Fed study
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - When the Trump administration imposed tariffs on Chinese imports last year, officials insisted China would pay the cost - implying Chinese firms would have to cut their prices to absorb import "taxes" of up …
bubmagNovember 25, 2019
Trump’s trade war is hurting China’s economy, but it’s giving Beijing an opportunity it never dreamed of
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…
bubmagNovember 24, 2019
US committed to securing trade deal with China by year’s end but can’t turn blind eye to Hong Kong violence, top official says
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…
bubmagNovember 24, 2019
10 things you need to know before the opening bell
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…
bubmagNovember 22, 2019
This chart shows how hard Trump’s trade war is hammering global growth
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…
bubmagNovember 22, 2019