The abrupt dismissal of White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci less than two weeks after his appointment may be linked to the outspoken financier’s China dealings. The firing has been widely attributed to Scaramucci’s verbal tirade to a reporter in addition to orders from new chief of staff John F. Kelly. But there’s a third […]
Read moreChina is set to see another set of Purchasing Manager’s Index readings on Tuesday as Caixin and IHS Markit announce indicators amid concerns about slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy. In June, the Caixin manufacturing PMI came in at 50.4, up from May’s 49.6, which was an 11-month low. Levels above 50 signal an […]
Read moreAs the leader of the world’s third-largest economy battles an acute crisis of confidence, questions over his future and his namesake economic program loom large. Public backlash over suspected cronyism on the part of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pushed support for the 62 year-old to under 30 percent — his lowest level ever. […]
Read moreElon Musk is a man of his word. The self-made billionaire (16 times over) has a lot of demands on his time running the electric car company Tesla, aerospace company SpaceX and his new venture, Neuralink, which aims to connect the human brain with computing power. Yet when Musk he received a letter from a […]
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