British grocery stores are stockpiling food amid the possibility of a no-deal scenario as Brexit trade deal negotiations between the EU and U.K. go down to the wire. The supermarkets have reportedly been told by government ministers to hoard non-perishable goods, according to the Sunday Times newspapers, with lawmakers saying a “no-deal Brexit is on […] Read more
Bitcoin has plunged by close to $3,000 in less than 24 hours after hitting highs not seen since the end of 2017. The price of bitcoin was trading at $19,374 at 1:45 p.m. London time Wednesday when it began its slide. The losses accelerated overnight, with the price falling from $18,824 at 2 a.m. Thursday to […] Read more
Chinese state-backed tabloid Global Times claimed on Sunday that the signing of the world’s largest trade deal over the weekend proves that China is not the “expansionist empire” that the U.S. and Western countries have made it out to be. Instead, the mega pact — the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP — showed that China can […] Read more
U.S.-China trade tensions are set for more predictability after Joe Biden’s presidential win — which likely means calmer rhetoric in a continued tough stance on Beijing. Following years of brewing U.S. complaints about unfair business practices by China’s state-dominated system, President Donald Trump stepped up pressure on Beijing with policy measures that were often abruptly first floated through […] Read more
U.S. stock futures tumbled early Friday after some of the technology heavyweights came under pressure following their quarterly reports. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average pointed to an opening drop of about 300 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 also traded in negative territory. Earlier in the session, Dow futures were down more […] Read more
Homebuyer demand had mortgage lenders incredibly busy over the summer, but that may have peaked. Mortgage applications to purchase a home, which had fallen for four straight weeks, were essentially flat last week, rising just 0.2%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Refinances helped to push total mortgage application volume up 1.7% […] Read more
Chinese technology giant ByteDance is in early stage talks to list some of its businesses including Douyin, a person familiar with the matter. Last week, ByteDance spoke with investment bankers to explore the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) for some of its divisions, the person said, without wanting to be named because the […] Read more
Sterling jumped more than 0.8% against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday after the EU signaled that a trade deal with the U.K. is still possible. “Despite the difficulties we’ve faced, an agreement is within reach if both sides are willing to work constructively, if both sides are willing to compromise and if we are able to make progress […] Read more
China — Foxconn, the Taiwan company that assembles Apple’s iPhone, has launched an platform to help automobile companies make electric cars. The technology giant is best known for being a major assembler of consumer electronics products such as smartphones. But the latest announcement pushes Foxconn into a market which could be worth over $800 billion by 2027, […] Read more
Residents and businesses in the city of Liverpool — known for its tourism, night life and music scene as the birthplace of The Beatles — were put into a strict lockdown Wednesday, with a backlash already underway against the government’s new rules. The city region is now the only part of the country that is […] Read more
