Asian shares go flat as China data disappoints
Asian shares crept back from four-month highs on Friday as a dismal survey on Chinese factory activity dulled optimism about the prospects for a Sino-U.S. deal on tariffs.
U.S. job growth likely slowed; minimal hit seen from government shutdown
U.S. job growth likely slowed in January after December’s weather-related outsized surge, but the pace of hiring probably remains fast enough to support the economy amid a darkening outlook resulting from government policy and cooling global economies….
Amazon pulls numerous products from India website as new e-commerce rules bite
E-commerce rules that went into effect in India on Friday caused widespread disruption for Amazon.com, forcing it to take down an array of items from its India website including Echo speakers, batteries and floor cleaners.
Former Australian lawmaker retires from board of Huawei unit
A former Australian lawmaker retired from the board of the local arm of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on Friday, potentially weakening the firm’s efforts to withstand government moves to restrict its market access on security grounds.
Factory activity shrinks across Asia as cooling China threatens global growth
Factory activity shrank across much of Asia in January, falling to the weakest in years in several countries and adding to worries that trade tariffs and cooling demand in China pose an increasing threat to global growth.
Asian shares off four-month high as China data disappoints
Asian shares backed away from four-month highs on Friday as a dismal survey on Chinese factory activity dulled optimism about the prospects for a Sino-U.S. deal on tariffs.
Trump says U.S. trade delegation to visit China in mid-February: Xinhua
A U.S. trade delegation will visit China in mid-February for a new round of talks, President Donald Trump told Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
China says trade talks with U.S. made ‘important progress’: Xinhua
China’s trade delegation said the latest round of talks with the United States made “important progress” for the current stage, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
French regulator orders Google to review ads policies
France’s competition regulator on Thursday ordered Alphabet Inc’s Google to review its policies and procedures for blocking certain ads, saying that its actions against French firm Amadeus may have been anti-competitive.
Asian shares at four-month high as hopes rise on Trump-Xi meet
Asian shares ticked up to four-month highs on Friday on hopes the leaders from the United States and China could strike a trade deal and as the Federal Reserve appeared to have all but abandoned a plan to raise borrowing rates further.
