US Stocks Post Worst Day of the Year After China Devalues its Currency
Category: Trade
(CNN) - A dramatic escalation of the trade war between the United States and China sparked a worldwide sell-off in markets on Monday. The Dow closed down 767 points, and the Nasdaq Composite — a proxy for the technology companies... Full Story
New York Times: Mexico, US Agreed on Border Policies Months Before Trump Tariff Threat
Category: Trade
(CNN) - Mexico had already promised to take many of the actions agreed to in Friday's immigration deal with... Full Story
What Needs to Happen Now to Avert a Government Shutdown
Category: Miscellaneous
(CNN) - A tentative border security deal has been agreed to on Capitol Hill, but there is still more work to be done in Washington before a partial government shutdown can be averted... Full Story
5 Key Takeaways from Donald Trump’s State of the Union Speech
Category: Miscellaneous
(CNN) - Within just a few paragraphs, Trump swerved from calls for unity and shared victory to blasting Democrats on their opposition to his proposed border wall... Full Story
China’s Exports Just Suffered Their Biggest Decline in Two Years
Category: Trade
(CNN) - China's huge export industry just suffered its worst month in two years but still managed to rack up a record trade surplus with the United States in 2018 despite new tariffs... Full Story
Stock Market Tries for a Comeback
Category: Trade
(CNN) - The stock market is trying to rebound from a disastrous Christmas Eve, but a morning rally quickly... Full Story
Dow Falls 508 Points, Nasdaq Turns Negative for the Year
Category: Trade
(CNN) - The US stock market sank deeper into the red following sluggish... Full Story
Trump is Talking Up His Trade Truce with China. The Reality is Far More Unsettling
Category: Uncategorized
(CNN) - At the post G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, US President Donald Trump held what the White House called a "very successful meeting" with Chinese... Full Story
APEC Summit Wraps with no Joint Statement Amid US-China Discord
Category: Trade
(CNN) - For the first time in its 25-year history, the Asia-Pacific... Full Story
China Wants to Stop Buying American Soybeans Entirely
(CNN) - First, Beijing slapped tariffs on American soybeans. Now, it wants to wean its farmers off them altogether... Full Story
Jamal Khashoggi Disappearance: Trump to Send Pompeo to Meet Saudi King
Category: Miscellaneous
(CNN) - US President Donald Trump has spoken to Saudi King Salman... Full Story
Coca-Cola is Buying Costa Coffee for $5 billion
Category: Miscellaneous
(CNN Money) - The company has agreed to buy coffee chain Costa... Full Story
PepsiCo is Buying SodaStream for $3.2 billion
Category: Miscellaneous
(CNN) - Pepsi (PEP) will take over the Israeli company known for... Full Story
Pro-Trump Farmers Now Worry He Was Serious About NAFTA Repeal
Category: Policy
(CNN) - Bob Hemseath, whose corn-farming business hinges on the whims of mother nature, is comfortable with uncertainty... Full Story
Dry Farming Flourishes in Drought-Stricken California
Category: Drought
(CNN) - Reducing the amount of water we use to grow our food would go a long way to helping the world's water... Full Story
