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Trump says he's willing to hit all Chinese imports with tariffs

Artjom Hatsaturjants, research analyst at Accendo Markets, said "market sentiment soured on President Trump criticizing the Fed for hiking rates and threateni...

Trump ready to hit all Chinese imports with tariffs

Mr Trump's comments come before the most recent round of USA tariffs has had time to take effect. "I don't like all of this work that we're putting into the e...

Microsoft quarterly results beat expectations as cloud revenue soars

Azure has a 16 percent share of the global cloud infrastructure market, making it the second-biggest provider of cloud services after Amazon .com Inc's ( AMZN...

Trump threatens to slap tariffs on all $505bn of Chinese imports

President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on all Chinese goods imported by the US. Although he does not approve with recent hikes, President Trump foll...

China's additional WTO complaint over U.S. planned tariffs 'necessary'

The agreement was reached during the 20th China-EU leaders' meeting. The U.S. and China are locked in a trade war over American complaints that Chinese compan...

Oil prices fall amid record U.S. output, stockpile build

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Trump says European Union taking advantage of US

President Donald Trump lashed out on Thursday (Jul 19) after Brussels hit USA tech giant Google with a record fine a day earlier, and warned he would no lon...

New Brexit Secretary meets European Union counterpart as Tories try to steady nerves

It is possible she thinks its wisest to cling to power in an attempt to present a strong ruling party to the public. In a speech at Lancaster House in Lond...

Steady UK Inflation, Falling Core Figure Dull Outlook For August Rate Hike

But in a note to clients, Capital Economics' senior United Kingdom economist Ruth Gregory said that while Wednesday's inflation numbers "perhaps reduce the chan...

Las Vegas hotel sues victims of mass shooting

Gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from the window of a Mandalay Bay hotel room on October 1, killing 58 people and injuring hundreds more as the Route 91...

Papa John's Founder Now Calls Resignation a 'Mistake'

The letters from Schnatter and his attorney were first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Schnatter resigned as chairman and quit the Univers...

U of Louisville to remove Papa John's name from stadium

The University of Louisville said it will remove the Papa John's name from its football stadium, and that it will rename the John H. Schnatter Center for ...

May's Brexit plan on knife-edge as defeat avoided by 6 votes

The paper also proposes a new customs arrangement with Brussels, whereby the United Kingdom would collect tariffs on behalf of the European Union for goods ulti...

Netflix plunges as subscriber growth disappoints

In a letter to shareholders, Netflix blamed the shortfall to faulty internal projections of its subscriber growth, explaining that such guidance is often vola...

Here is a sneak peek at the Amazon Prime Day 2018 deals…

In addition to the discount and exciting exchange offers, Amazon Prime members can avail 10% instant discount on HDFC debit & credit cards at no cost EMI. Ama...

Amazon Prime Day begins at 12pm today, prepare for dealmageddon

So a Rs 999 annual plan of Amazon Prime will cost you just Rs 499. The company offers the two plans from which interested customers can choose from. It also com...

UK Clears 21st Century Fox To Buy Sky

Other technology companies also climbed. The euro rose to $1.1679 from $1.1674. Defense contractors climbed after President Donald Trump advocated for more defe...

Elon Musk Calls Hero of Thai Cave Rescue a "Pedo"

Unsworth said the mini-sub was too long and rigid for the cave conditions and that Musk had "no conception" of what the cave passages were like. "It wouldn't...

Tesla's US Tax Credit Set To Come To An End

The tax credits then start to phase out-halved to $3,750 between January 1 and June 30, 2019, and then again halved to $1,875 from July 1 to December 31, 2019, ...

US Lifts Trade Ban On ZTE

The department imposed the ban in April over allegations that ZTE violated USA sanctions against Iran and North Korea , but the company's warnings that the p...

Illness linked to McDonald’s salads reported in Missouri

At least one of the affected restaurants is in each of the following states: Illinois , Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Da...

Ryanair pilots have announced two new days of intended strike action

Those unions have been holding meetings with Ryanair bigwigs since that announcement. The airline has said that if pilots wish to continue with strike action...

Build-A-Bear CEO apologizes for promotion that left many empty-handed

Chuck E. Cheese's, in response to the wildly successful, but bungled Build-A-Bear Pay Your Age event, is making their own offer of fun this Friday. More time ca...

Build-A-Bear pulls 'pay your age' promotion due to "safety concerns"

For all parents and caregivers who plan to take their children to their local malls for "Pay Your Age" Day at "Build-A-Bear", you might want to hold off. Henr...

Foodborne illness affecting IL may be linked to McDonald's salads

More than 100 people in the Midwest have been infected by an intestinal parasite in recent weeks that has been tied to the consumption of salads at McDonald's...

Holiday flights could be hit as Ryanair pilots back strike

Pilots at Ryanair have voted in favour of a strike following slow union negotiations. "Since Ireland accounts for less than 7 percent of Ryanair flights , we...

Ryanair pilots set to strike despite planned talks

The Irish Air Line Pilots' Association has advised its members to get financial advice "due to the likelihood of industrial action continuing over a prolonged p...

DOJ Appeals Approval of AT&T-Time Warner Deal

By opposing the merger, the government was forced to argue against a legal doctrine which favours vertical mergers - which is a combination between companies wh...

Oil falls on trade fears after Trump's tariff threat

EDT to $77.19 per barrel. Total volume traded was about 33 percent above the 100-day average. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for August deli...

Minister says beheading on Greyhound bus was 'tipping point' for STC ridership

For Greyhound, its expansive network had become a perennial money loser, racking up millions of dollars in losses, even when passenger losses were offset by its...

China trade surplus with U.S. hits record $29bn high

Thus far, China has imposed retaliatory tariffs on $34 billion-worth of USA imports, targeting politically sensitive goods such as soybeans. As the US-China t...

Trump blasts May's Brexit plan, says it puts trade deal in doubt

Mr. Trump said British voters didn't vote for the " soft " Brexit plan in their referendum to sever ties with the EU. His highly controversial remarks came a...

Listeria outbreak: Lidl recall MORE vegetables over deadly bacteria

When you're cooking up a storm and you still have to put the pot of rice on the stove, it can be a bit of an effort. The products include snap frozen vegetabl...

Trump dubs himself 'stable genius' for getting North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies to pay up

He said the USA "pays tens of Billions of Dollars too much to subsidize Europe" and demanded that members meet their pledge to spend 2 percent of GDP on def...

Bank of Canada raises rate, predicts economic resilience despite trade risks

However Poloz said the bank can not make policy on the basis of hypothetical scenarios. Canadian businesses must also contend with the uncertainty surrounding...