Workers assemble cars at the newly renovated Ford’s Assembly Plant in Chicago, June 24, 2019. Jim Young | AFP | Getty Images The potential of a recession in the U.S. is now “the biggest concern” as Washington and Beijing continued to up the ante in their protracted trade fight, according […]
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Credit Suisse to invest high three-digit million sum in Swiss unit
Switzerland’s national flag flies beside a logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse at its headquarters at the Paradeplatz square in Zurich, July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann August 26, 2019 ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse <CSGN.S> will invest hundreds of millions of francs in its Swiss division by the end of […]
US-China trade talks won’t break down despite latest escalation, expert says
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders summit in Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The escalation in the U.S.–China tariff fight over the weekend is unlikely to derail trade negotiations between the two economic giants, an expert from the Center […]
Nomura cuts recommendation on HK stocks as protests, trade war escalate
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a signboard of Nomura Securities outside its branch in Tokyo, Japan, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo August 26, 2019 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Japanese brokerage Nomura <8604.T> downgraded its recommendation on Hong Kong stocks on Monday as violent protests and a worsening U.S.-China […]
Ex-Arizona lawman seeks to reclaim mantle as ‘America’s toughest sheriff’
FILE PHOTO – Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio campaigns in his bid to become the Republican nominee for an open Senate seat in Wickenburg, Arizona, U.S. August 24, 2018. REUTERS/Conor Ralph August 26, 2019 By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) – Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who built a national reputation […]
Mnuchin: If China agreed to a fair relationship, we’d sign that deal ‘in a second’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin walks to a working breakfast at the G-7 Summit in Biarritz, France on Aug. 25, 2019. Erin Schaff | AFP | Getty Images SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France — American Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin doubled down on the White House’s latest punch in the U.S.-China trade war by […]
Alibaba-backed Chinese A.I. firm Megvii files for Hong Kong IPO
An attendee uses his smartphone to record a facial-recognition demonstration on himself at the Beijing Megvii Co. booth at the MWC Shanghai exhibition in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm Megvii has filed for a public listing […]
“America’s Toughest Sheriff” Joe Arpaio running to reclaim his post
A former Arizona sheriff who was pardoned by President Trump said he’ll run to reclaim the seat he lost in 2016. Joe Arpaio announced his 2020 campaign for Maricopa County sheriff Sunday on the anniversary of his pardon in 2017 from Mr. Trump on a misdemeanor contempt of court conviction […]
“Twinfluencers” multiply on social media
Watch the new CBSN Originals documentary, “Kid Influencers: Few Rules, Big Money,” in the video player above. Being a twin can be a big plus for social media influencers of all ages. At the 2019 VidCon convention for video creators, there was an entire entire panel devoted to creating twin content. “There’s […]
Disney teases “Star Wars,” “Black Panther 2,” “Frozen 2”
(L-R) Josh Gad, Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Jonathan Groff of “Frozen 2” took part in the Walt Disney Studios presentation at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. “Frozen 2” will be released in U.S. theaters Nov. 22, 2019. Getty At the Walt Disney Company‘s biannual D23 convention, a […]