China

China’s GDP Growth Near Record Low

Posted: October 18, 2019 at 12:35 pm

China reported Friday that the country's gross domestic product growth for the third quarter of the year was 6%. Not since the first quarter of 1992, the first quarter for ...
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3 Reasons Why Tesla Shares Are Running Higher

Posted: October 17, 2019 at 12:50 pm

Since reporting 97,000 third-quarter deliveries on October 2, shares of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) have risen on nine consecutive trading days and were well on their way to a 10th ...
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IMF 2019-2020 Outlook: Recession or Synchronized Slowdown?

Posted: October 15, 2019 at 11:10 am

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released an update to its latest World Economic Outlook with lower growth expected in 2019. What is interesting about the global outlook, despite all ...
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Will Trade War Ruin Ford in China?

Posted: October 12, 2019 at 8:20 am

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) found itself on the ropes in China in the third quarter, a place it has occupied for several years. The problem has worsened, and not ...
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Fitbit’s Plans to Move Out of China

Posted: October 9, 2019 at 1:30 pm

Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) shares were initially positive on Wednesday but then slid despite a very positive strategic move for the company amid the Chinese trade war. It’s no secret ...
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Ambarella May Be the Latest Casualty in the China Trade War

Posted: October 8, 2019 at 10:35 am

Ambarella Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBA) shares saw a big drop early on Tuesday following an update from the Chinese trade war. The U.S. Department of Commerce added 28 Chinese organizations to ...
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Shadow Banking Assets in China Are Shrinking

Posted: September 30, 2019 at 11:25 am

There have always been risks in China and in dealing with China. The U.S. trade war with China may be new, but many economists, analysts and market pundits have voiced ...
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China Express Delivery Competes With FedEx and UPS

Posted: September 29, 2019 at 7:20 am

Trade friction between the United States and China has threatened the ability for the U.S. delivery companies FedEx and UPS to do business in China. FedEx, in particular, has been ...
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Why China Could Bring the Upside Surprise for Apple and the iPhone 11

Posted: September 18, 2019 at 1:25 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is on the verge of releasing its newest generation of iPhone, the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. While the United States is a huge market ...
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High Oil Prices Could Tip Global Economy Into Recession

Posted: September 17, 2019 at 6:25 am

Many European nations have gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates that are the worst since the Great Recession. The region's largest economy, Germany, already may have tipped into negative growth. ...
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Global Semiconductor Sales Remain Quite Weak in Mid-2019

Posted: September 3, 2019 at 4:55 pm

For those investors and technology fans who were hoping for a rapid rebound in the global semiconductor market, it seems as though the hope is going to have to take ...
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As the Amazon Burns, These Nations Build Massive Forests and Farms

Posted: September 3, 2019 at 9:58 am

The Amazon rainforests are known as the "lungs of the world." Some scientists believe that fires there will undercut oxygen output from the region, which is thought to be as ...
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As US/China Trade War Takes a Breather, Full Trade Data and Reactions by the Numbers

Posted: August 31, 2019 at 11:42 am

The last week of August proved to be one in which the salvos in the trade war between the United States and China took a breather. On top of President ...
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China’s Manufacturing Recession Continues in August

Posted: August 31, 2019 at 7:06 am

China's official PMI reading for August came in at 49.5, its fourth month of contraction. The government made the announcement along with several others about August economic performance. The trade ...
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How Tesla Is Skirting the China Trade War

Posted: August 30, 2019 at 11:30 am

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares made a handy gain on Friday after it was announced that the electric vehicle firm would be exempt from China’s 10% purchase tax on auto ...
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