Gene-editing startups ignite the next ‘Frankenfood’ fight
In a suburban Minneapolis laboratory, a tiny company that has never turned a profit is poised to beat the world’s biggest agriculture firms to market with the next potential breakthrough in genetic engineering – a crop with “edited” DNA.
Turkish turmoil, ruble woes knock euro, riskier assets
Worries over the plunging Turkish lira and Russian ruble pulled the euro lower on Friday and rippled through riskier assets worldwide, sending stock markets lower and buoying safe haven assets such as U.S. Treasuries.
Trade war threatens reign of luxury stocks
An escalating trade war between the United States and China could abruptly end a glittering stock market run for luxury goods firms, with some investors already put off by lofty valuations in a sector powered by shoppers in the two countries.
Asian shares fall on dim trade outlook; dollar near 13-month peak
Asian stock markets fell on Friday despite signs of greater government support for firms in China, with global trade tensions clouding the outlook for demand.
Doug Field, former Tesla engineering chief, returns to Apple
Doug Field, who stepped down as the senior vice president of engineering at Tesla Inc last month, is returning to Apple Inc , Apple told Reuters on Thursday.
Samsung eyes young buyers with gaming, music-friendly Galaxy Note 9
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled the Galaxy Note 9 “phablet” in New York on Thursday in a key product launch that it hopes will attract younger customers with stepped-up features and services for gamers and music-lovers.
Rangers hold advantage but Gerrard preaches caution
Rangers will head into the return leg of their Europa League qualifier against Maribor with a sense of optimism after a 3-1 win over the Slovenians on Thursday but manager Steven Gerrard knows from experience a two-goal lead in Europe is never enough.
China paper rebuts trade war criticism, says ‘an elephant can’t hide’
China’s top newspaper rebutted growing criticism in government circles that Beijing should have taken a lower profile to head off its trade war with the United States, saying on Friday that, like an elephant, China cannot hide its size and strength.
Asian shares down on trade anxiety; lira, rouble hit by economic worries
Asian stock markets fell on Friday amid heightened global trade tensions, while currency markets were whipsawed by a searing selloff in Russia’s rouble after the United States slapped new sanctions, and as economic worries sent the Turkish lira tumbli…
China paper says trade frictions caused by waning U.S. hegemony
Growing trade tensions between the United States and China are motivated by fears that China is now the top challenger to Washington’s global hegemony, the official Communist Party newspaper The People’s Daily said on Friday.
