International Markets
Italy, France and Spain rely so much on tourism and the exports of discretionary purchase items that their economies may be ruined as much as in the Great Recession.
1 year ago
China blocking iPhone sales there would be the most visible way to attack the United States for its bans of Huawei and TikTok. Much of Apple's sales comes from what it calls Greater China.
1 year ago
It has been such a busy week for Amazon.com that it's hard to know what to look at first. The new cheap debt? The cargo planes? A potential investment in India?
1 year ago
Sales of personal computers (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) declined by double digits in the first quarter of the year. The COVID-19 outbreak gets the blame.
1 year ago
With more than 60,000 reported cases of the coronavirus and nearly 1,400 deaths worldwide along with quarantines and travel restrictions, the impact of the disease on global GDP is just beginning to...
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It is not unusual for stocks to sell off when there are major illness outbreaks or other global scares, but this is one of those situations when the current consensus is that things are more likely...
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The Wuhan Coronavirus has escaped China, with the number of cases and the death toll rising. The economic impact beyond the loss of life and suffering is real in many stocks, sectors and local...
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China had a lot more to lose than the United States in the trade war over tariffs and policies. That is still true, but U.S. companies are feeling the burn too.
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The World Trade Organization does not see global trade reviving in 2019.
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To hear market pundits talk up the future of India, it might seem as though the future is bright and that there aren't any dark clouds. Those who have invested in India over the years might have a...
2 years ago
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When economies struggle, the classic textbook move to stabilize and help a recovery is for a nation's central bank to cut interest rates. Three more central banks now have lowered their rates.
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There are not all that many trade war references from the modern era to refer to when it comes to what is happening between the United States and China.
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Mexican auto plants exported nearly 1.75 million light vehicles (cars, SUVs, and pickups) in the first six months of 2019, a year-over-year increase of 3.1% compared with the same period in 2018. Of...
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The 4th of July is a major US holiday, but the markets in Europe and Asia all remained open. Here's how the rest of the world acted on our day off.
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One of the fastest and most deadly jet fighters ever developed and deployed has become a pawn in an international battle.
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