U.S. lawmakers are urging AT&T, the No. 2 wireless carrier, to cut all commercial ties to Chinese phone maker Huawei Technologies and oppose plans by telecom operator China Mobile to enter the U.S. market because of national security concerns, said two congressional aides. The warning comes after the administration of […]
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U.S. lawmakers urge AT&T to cut commercial ties with Huawei -sources
U.S. lawmakers are urging AT&T, the No. 2 wireless carrier, to cut all commercial ties to Chinese phone maker Huawei Technologies and oppose plans by telecom operator China Mobile to enter the U.S. market because of national security concerns, said two congressional aides. Continue Reading Below The warning comes after […]
PBOC official says China’s centralized virtual currency trade needs to end: source
A small toy figure is seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency in this illustration picture, December 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration January 16, 2018 BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese central banker says authorities should ban centralized trading of virtual currencies as well as individuals and businesses that provide […]
South Korean charged with murder of wife, son at Hong Kong Ritz-Carlton
A South Korean man, covered with a mask, on suspicion of murdering his wife and seven-year-old son at a Ritz-Carlton hotel, sits inside a police wan as he is taken to a court in Hong Kong January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip January 16, 2018 HONG KONG (Reuters) – A South […]
Oil prices near three-year highs, supported by healthy demand
Brent crude prices consolidated recent gains at around $70 a barrel on Tuesday, a level not seen since 2014’s dramatic oil market slump. Continue Reading Below Prices have been driven up by production curbs in OPEC nations and Russia, as well by robust demand on the back of healthy global […]
Panama Hotel votes to drop Trump _ but his company won’t go
WASHINGTON – An attempt to oust President Donald Trump’s hotel business from managing a luxury hotel in Panama has turned bitter, with accusations of financial misconduct. Continue Reading Below Trump Hotels is contesting its firing, and its staff ran off a team of Marriott executives invited last month to visit […]
Asian stocks advance as investors look ahead to US earnings
BEIJING – Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday following a holiday for U.S. markets as investors looked ahead to American corporate earnings. Continue Reading Below KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3 percent to 3,420.80 and Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 added 0.8 percent to 23,905.40. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng […]
Dow futures are pointing to a big open
Dow futures traded significantly higher late Monday night, pointing to a strong Tuesday showing for U.S. stocks. At 12:10 p.m. HK/SIN, Dow Jones industrial average e-mini futures were higher by 0.69 percent, or 178 points, ahead of American markets re-opening for trade after the long weekend. U.S. stocks had soared […]
Japan investigates how to evacuate citizens from South Korea in crisis report
Japan is examining how to evacuate its roughly 60,000 citizens from South Korea in the event of a crisis that closes airports, with military ships being used as shuttles, a Japanese newspaper reported on Tuesday. North Korea’s pursuit of its military and nuclear programs in defiance of U.N. Security Council […]
Tennis: Prize money row rumbling behind scenes at Melbourne Park
January 16, 2018 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Six-times Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is leading calls for players to be given a greater share of the sport’s revenues and have their own union independent of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), a report in the Daily Mail said. Djokovic, who is […]