When Larry Sloven heard that Trump's U.S. tariffs threatened his China electronics business, he knew setting up shop elsewhere would be a slog rather than an adventure. He is one of thousands of entrepreneurs affected by the trade war in the biggest supply chain shift in a generation.
Asian shares fell on Wednesday as fresh worries about a global recession led investors to dump risky assets, with U.S. President Donald Trump showing no signs of backing down in his trade war with China.
Japan will upgrade its estimate of North Korea's nuclear weapons capability in an upcoming annual defense report, saying it seems Pyongyang has already achieved the miniaturization of warheads, the Yomiuri newspaper said in an unsourced report on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was in "meaningful" talks with Democrats about gun legislation after the latest mass shootings, but congressional aides downplayed the discussions as low-level and not very productive.
Walmart Inc on Tuesday sued Tesla Inc , accusing it of "widespread negligence" that led to repeated fires of its solar systems and asking a court to force Tesla to remove solar panels from more than 240 of its U.S. stores.
Nearly one hundred migrants who had been stranded on the Open Arms rescue ship off the coast of Lampedusa disembarked on the Italian island on Tuesday night, ending a prolonged stand-off between the Spanish charity operating the boat and the government in Rome.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was postponing his scheduled meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in two weeks because of her lack of interest in his offer to purchase Greenland.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+1.552
|
+0.000 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.689
|
+0.001 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.239
|
-0.004 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1091 | 0.0094 |
| EUR | 0.9013 | 1 | 0.0085 |
| JPY | 106.3200 | 117.9200 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,505.00
USD
|
+0.40
Exp: Aug 19
|
| Copper |
2.57
USD
|
-0.00
Exp: Aug 19
|
| Crude Oil |
56.25
USD
|
+0.12
Exp: Sep 19
|
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