Trade Thaw? China Opens Up Soybean Purchases from the U.S.
In what might suggest a thaw in trade relations, the Chinese government has given new waivers for tariff-free soybean purchases from the United States....
Tech Slowdown? Will Chip Sales Improve?
Weakness is chip sales has South Korean producers worried and may portend weakness in the tech industry overall. Bloomberg's Sam Kim reports:
South Korea’s flagging...
“Lower Rates Aren’t Working”
At MarketWatch, Peter Morici says it's crazy for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and ECB President Mario Draghi to consider taking rates negative, or further...
Recession in a Year? CFOs Think So
According to the Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook a majority of CFOs see a recession coming within a year. William Edwards reports for Bloomberg:
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Amazon Suffers Internal Battle over Search Result Manipulation
Executives at Amazon have come under scrutiny for search results that appear to favor Amazon's own products and more profitable products over those the...