U.S. takes aim at judges pay in new attack on WTO system
Judges at the World Trade Organization can earn more than 300,000 Swiss francs tax-free for what is a part-time job, the United States said on Friday, in a fresh onslaught on its beleaguered arbitration system.
Dollar, global shares gain as trade worries linger
The dollar gained and global equity markets rose on Friday on upbeat U.S. economic data while amicable messages from Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump helped defuse tensions over the prolonged U.S.-Sino trade war.
Trump, Xi send positive signals on initial deal to defuse U.S.-China trade war
The leaders of the United States and China on Friday both underscored their desire to sign an initial trade deal and defuse a 16-month tariff war that has lowered global growth, providing a welcome boost to financial markets.
S&P 500, Dow tick higher on trade optimism; Nasdaq dips on Tesla
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes eked out gains on Friday following upbeat trade deal comments from Washington and Beijing, while the Nasdaq was weighed down by a slump in shares of Tesla after the launch of its electric pickup truck.
Activist investors to pressure privately held Palantir on human rights
(This November 22 story in fifth paragraph, corrects name to Alger from Alger Capital)
Boeing’s top communications official to retire as MAX crisis drags on
Boeing Co’s head of corporate communications, Ann Toulouse, elected to step down from her role and would retire next year, the world’s largest planemaker said on Friday.
Trump says yet to decide whether to close trade deal with China
President Donald Trump said on Friday a potential U.S.-China trade deal was coming along well, but he had yet to decide whether he wanted to finalize it.
More foreign firms abandoned U.S. deals amid Trump administration scrutiny: report
More overseas companies investigated by U.S. authorities for national security concerns have abandoned investments in the United States since President Donald Trump took office, a report showed on Friday.
Airbnb’s Belinda Johnson to step down as COO, join board
Airbnb said on Friday Belinda Johnson will step down as chief operating officer in March and join the home rental company’s board.
FCC will vote to bar China’s Huawei, ZTE from government subsidy program
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to vote Friday to designate China’s Huawei and ZTE as national security risks, barring their U.S. rural carrier customers from tapping an $8.5 billion government fund to purchase equipment or serv…
