Asian stocks shaky as Sino-U.S. trade war begins
SHANGHAI/TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks wobbled on Friday, as Washington slapped tariffs on Chinese imports, a move many investors fear could be the start of a full-scale trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
U.S.-China trade war heats up as tariffs take effect
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports took effect as a deadline passed on Friday, and with Beijing having vowed to respond immediately in kind, the two biggest economies were set on a risky path toward a full-blo…
China anxiety hits Asia stocks as Sino-U.S. trade war looms
SHANGHAI/TOKYO (Reuters) – Faltering Chinese markets dented Asian stocks on Friday morning, as the time neared when Washington would impose tariffs on Chinese imports, a move many investors fear would trigger a full-scale trade war between the world’s …
U.S. job growth seen strong in June, wages picking up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers likely maintained a brisk pace of hiring in June while increasing wages for workers, which would reinforce expectations of robust economic growth in the second quarter and allow the Federal Reserve to continue rais…
China’s HNA says Chen to become sole chairman after Wang’s death
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese conglomerate HNA Group said on Friday co-founder Chen Feng will become its sole chairman after Co-Chairman Wang Jian died during a business trip in France this week.
China’s HNA Group says Chen to become sole chairman
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese conglomerate HNA Group said on Friday co-founder Chen Feng will become its sole chairman after Co-Chairman Wang Jian died during a business trip in France this week.
Airbus fails to break deadlock on AirAsia A330neo jet order: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus has failed to break an impasse with AirAsia over the fate of a multi-billion-dollar order seen as key to the future of its A330neo passenger jet, people familiar with the matter said.
As tariffs loom, China state media slams Trump’s ‘gang of hoodlums’
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s state media lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing the White House of behaving like a “gang of hoodlums” as the world’s two biggest economies headed toward outright trade war on Friday.
Samsung Electronics profit growth slows on smartphone weakness
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd estimated on Friday earnings grew at the slowest pace in more than a year in the second quarter, as analysts said weak smartphone sales likely offset record high chip earnings.
China anxiety hits Asia stocks as tariff deadline nears
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Faltering Chinese markets dented Asian stocks in a choppy Friday morning, just hours before Washington is set to impose tariffs on Chinese imports that many investors fear might trigger a full-scale trade war in a blow to the globa…




