Asia stocks slide to four-month low as Trump threatens more China tariffs
TOKYO (Reuters) – A sell-off in Chinese stocks drove Asian equities to a four-month low on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating tit-for-tat trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
Trump told Apple CEO iPhones will be spared from China tariffs: NYT
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump told Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook that the U.S. government would not levy tariffs on iPhones assembled in China, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing a source familiar with the negotiations.
Stocks extend slide, yen up as Sino-U.S. trade dispute escalates
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks extended a global downturn on Tuesday, while the safe-haven yen rose as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating tit-for-tat trade war between the world’s two biggest economies …
Trump threatens to hit China with new tariffs on $200 billion in goods
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, escalating a tit-for-tat trade war with Beijing.
Tesla’s Musk alleges ‘extensive’ employee sabotage
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk accused an employee of “extensive and damaging sabotage” to the company’s operations in an email sent on Monday to company employees.
AT&T promises fewer ads, tailored programing after merger
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – AT&T Inc is promising fewer commercials, smaller channel bundles and personalized programming now that it has taken over Time Warner channels in an $85 billion mega-merger.
Senate passes defense bill, battle looms with Trump over China’s ZTE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed a $716 billion defense policy bill on Monday, backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger, stronger military but setting up a potential battle with the White House over Chinese telecommunications fir…
Pompeo says China trade policies ‘predatory’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slammed China’s trade practices as “predatory economics 101” and said statements by Beijing in recent weeks that it was moving to open its economy were “a joke.”
Wendy’s under fire after employee films mouse amid buns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Wendy’s restaurant in Oklahoma is under fire after an employee video showing a mouse inside a bag of hamburger buns was widely shared online.
AT&T executive promises fewer ads on newly acquired Time Warner networks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – AT&T Inc should be able to reduce the number of commercials on its newly acquired Time Warner networks by using wireless and TV customer data to target personalized advertisements, John Stankey, the longtime AT&T executive who will run the networks, said in an interview on Monday.
