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The U.S.-China trade war escalated further Thursday after China's government stated it will take all "necessary counter-measures" in reaction to the new round of tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. China Ready To 'Escalate' China's...

U.S. markets fell on Wednesday after the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell below the yield on 2-year Treasury notes on Wednesday morning for the first time since 2007. According to the San Francisco Fed, each of the nine U.S. recessions that have occurred since 1955 came between six months...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened down more than 400 points on Wednesday after the bond market gave investors a very historically reliable bearish signal. For the first time since 2007, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell below the yield on 2-year Treasury notes on Wednesday morning....

The S&P 500 roared back to life on Tuesday led by Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) after the U.S. Trade Representative released a long list of exemptions from the new 10% tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese imports set to go into effect on Sept. 1. Tariffs on the exempted items do not go...

Earlier this summer, the United States Trade Representative announced 10% tariffs on $300 billion imports from China. These tariffs will go into effect Sept. 1, 2019. Below is the full list of goods to be tariffed on Sept. 1 On Aug. 13, USTR announced some tariffs will be delayed until Dec. 15....

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares jumped 4% Tuesday after the United States Trade Representative announced the U.S. would be delaying new 10% tariffs on certain Chinese imports, including cell phones, until Dec. 15. Apple investors breathed a sigh of relief that iPhones and iPhone components...

Obviously, one of the big stories in the precious metals complex this year is the resurgence of gold. Amid declining interest rates the world over and pressure on riskier assets, the yellow is luring investors and gaining higher price targets on an almost daily basis. What Happened Recently silver...

During his Twitter tirade last week, President Trump mentioned his displeasure with the fact that China has not upped its purchases of U.S. farm products as it promised it would as part of trade talks. Those comments affected agribusiness stocks. What Happened Not surprisingly, the VanEck Vectors...

With the United States and China, the world's two largest economies, both seeming unrelenting in the latest trade tiff, these don't seem like the days to embrace China exchange traded funds. Down about 7% just this month, the MSCI China Index would appear to confirm as much. What Happened...

A major part of China’s response to the latest tariff threats by President Donald Trump was to reduce the value of its currency to its lowest level relative to the dollar of the past decade. Trump fired back by having the Treasury Department officially name China a “currency manipulator...

Monday's major sell-off in U.S. stocks prompted former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers to say the country may be "at the most dangerous financial moment since 2009." Taking the other side of the debate is CNBC's Jim Cramer, who said there are no similarities to the financial...

ON Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ: ON) shares were trading lower Tuesday after the company reported a mixed second quarter. ON reported in-line EPS of 42 cents, but revenue declined 7% to $1.348 billion, short of analyst expectations. ON said demand in China and the rest of Asia is weak as the trade...

Monday was the worst day of year for U.S. stocks, but dozens of exchange traded funds managed to hit all-time highs. Of course, the bulk of these funds were either new products or fixed income or precious metals funds. What Happened One of the notable exceptions to those groups was the actively...

The escalation of the Sino-American trade war is likely to impact consumers although the weakening of the Chinese yuan should mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs, Stacey Widlitz of SW Retail Advisors told CNBC Monday. Currency Uncertainty At a macro level, a weaker yuan cancels out a...

Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are once again seemingly at new highs after China retaliated to the latest U.S. trade tariffs by allowing the yuan to devalue to new lows against the dollar and cutting off buying of U.S. agricultural products. Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in the...