The North American Free Trade Agreement may not include any Asian nations, but the trade-dependent region will be closely watching how the Trump administration handles talks, analysts said. President Donald Trump since his campaign has railed against many previously negotiated trade deals. After axing the Trans-Pacific Partnership that would have linked major Asian economies with […]
Read moreWisconsin’s Republican-controlled State Assembly voted 59-30 on Thursday to approve a bill that paves the way for a $3 billion incentives package for a proposed liquid-crystal display plant by Taiwan’s Foxconn. The plan still needs to be approved by the joint finance committee, which has members from both the Assembly and the state Senate, as […]
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Catalan police say they have killed perpetrators of 'terrorist attack' in town south of Barcelona
Police in Catalonia, Spain said early Friday that they have killed perpetrators of a “terrorist attack” in the town of Cambrils. The police statement did not make clear whether officers believed they had killed perpetrators of some new attack, or if they believed they had killed those responsible for the attack that took place late […]
Read moreRisk off trade re-entered the markets ahead of the Friday Asian trading day as investors on Wall Street sold off on growing uncertainty over the Trump administration’s ability to follow through on its economic policies. Doubts over President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out proposed economic policies grew following rumors that National Economic Council Director […]
Read moreA grandson of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s late founding father and ruler for more than three decades, said he left the city state in July after friends expressed concerns he might be detained by the authorities in a contempt of court case. “In Singapore, it is possible that one can be detained and interrogated for […]
Read moreApple is adding an easy way to quickly disable Touch ID in iOS 11. A new setting, designed to automate emergency services calls, lets iPhone users tap the power button quickly five times to call 911. This doesn’t automatically dial the emergency services by default, but it brings up the option to and also temporarily […]
Read moreJim Cramer is no stranger to August sell-offs. “Welcome, August. Where you been?” the “Mad Money” host exclaimed on Thursday. “For as long as I’ve been in this business, August has been a month where we have unexplained or inexplicable, sudden sell-offs, including nasty ones like today.” As the Dow Jones Industrial average fell more […]
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Apple has scoped out an idea for Bluetooth sensors that help cars communicate with each other, according to an updated patent published on Thursday. Sensors, likely Bluetooth short-range wireless technology, would scan the surroundings, communicating with other cars, sensors and a GPS system, updating a drivers’ dashboard display to reflect obstacles like ambulances or cars […]
Read moreRetail competition is at the forefront of Wall Street yet again as retailers release their earnings reports, and Jim Cramer is seeing a divide form around the industry’s most powerful disruptor. “When the book is closed on retail this quarter, we’re going to have two different narratives: there are the companies that Amazon can crush […]
Read moreDespite the fact that his cloud company works with the federal government, Box co-founder, Chairman and CEO Aaron Levie could not keep mum about President Donald Trump’s controversial reaction to the violence at a Charlottesville, Virginia protest. “In this case, I think the principles override that,” Levie told “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer on Thursday, […]
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