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Trade negotiators hold talks ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
Jun 25, 2019
BEIJING — Top Chinese and US trade negotiators have held telephone talks ahead of a crunch meeting between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump at the Group of 20 (G-20) summit this week, Chinese state media said on Tuesday.Vice Premier Liu He — Xi's pointman in the trade war — spoke with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Sec ...
Investors rush to safety on US-Iran tensions
Jun 25, 2019
LONDON — Rising tensions between the United States and Iran dampened the mood in equi ...
China eyes front against protectionism at G-20
Jun 25, 2019
BEIJING — China said on Monday it would seek backing for free trade and multilaterali ...
German energy giant RWE vows action against climate activists
Jun 24, 2019
BERLIN — German energy giant RWE said on Sunday it will be seeking prosecutions after hundreds of climate activists occupied their open-cast ...
Under Trump, currencies may become next global battleground
Jun 23, 2019
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s renewed focus on what he calls “unfair” exchange rates could presage a new global battlefield that has ...
Southeast Asian leaders throw weight behind China-led trade pact
Jun 22, 2019
BANGKOK — Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Bangkok on Saturday determined to drive forward the world’s largest commercial pact, with the ...
Goldman slashes Tesla price target by $42
Jun 20, 2019
Goldman Sachs on Thursday cut its price target on Tesla Inc. ...
Deutsche Bank seeks to shed risky assets as part of overhaul — sources
Jun 19, 2019
FRANKFURT — Deutsche Bank is aiming to cut up to a quarter of its riskiest assets in the next few years, people familiar with the matter sai ...
Germany’s Siemens to cut 2,700 jobs worldwide
Jun 18, 2019
FRANKFURT AM MAIN — Industrial conglomerate Siemens said on Tuesday it would slash 2,700 jobs worldwide at its gas and power unit, including ...
Huawei phone sales plunge, cutbacks planned as US pressure bites
Jun 17, 2019
SHENZHEN, China — Huawei's founder said on Monday the Chinese telecom giant's overseas smartphone sales have tumbled since the US last month ...
Vietnam’s first homegrown car to be delivered in days
Jun 16, 2019
HANOI — Vietnam’s homegrown carmaker VinFast will deliver its first cars on June 17, the company said on Friday as it showcased a factory in ...
Oil rises again on tension fuelled by tanker blasts
Jun 15, 2019
NEW YORK — Oil prices rose again on Friday in reaction to geopolitical tension, building on the previous day’s surge sparked by blasts on tw ...
Alibaba files for HK listing that may raise $20 billion as soon as Q3 — source
Jun 14, 2019
HONG KONG — China’s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding has filed confidentially for a Hong Kong listing that could raise up to ...

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