Digital Tax Fight Emerges as Global Economic Threat

U.S. stocks trade modestly higher Tuesday as investors remain focused on the global economic outlook, the U.S.-China trade fight, and geopolitical hot spots......»»

Stock-index futures point to a modestly lower start for Wall Street on Tuesday as investors remain focused on the global economic outlook, the U.S.-China trade fight and geopolitical hot spots......»»

U.S. stock index futures slid on Friday, after an escalation in trade tensions with China renewed fears of a global economic slowdown, ahead of a closely watched jobs report......»»

Weak U.S. and euro zone manufacturing data and Washington's threat to impose additional tariffs on European goods weighed on global stock markets on Tuesday, cooling a rally that pushed U.S. stocks to near-record highs the previous day......»»

Expectations for a painless resolution of the U.S.-China trade fight is giving way to fears of a prolonged battle that could dent global growth......»»

Expectations for a painless resolution of the U.S.-China trade fight is giving way to fears of a prolonged battle that could dent global growth......»»

China sees technology as its economic future. To the Trump administration, such ambitions are a threat to America's industrial leadership. (BEIJING.....»»

Asian shares fell to eight-week lows on Thursday as investors waited to see whether Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators can salvage a deal to stave off the threat of fresh U.S. tariff increases, which would damage global economic growth......»»

U.S. stocks posted broad-based declines on Monday after President Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs on Chinese goods reignited fears of a global economic slowdown, though the major indexes pared losses in afternoon trading as energy shares rose......»»

U.S. stocks posted broad-based declines on Monday after President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods this week, triggering worries about a global economic slowdown......»»

Oil futures settled with a gain on Friday, with U.S. prices up 1.3% for the week. Violence in Libya raised the threat of tighter global supplies and economic data from China helped to ease concerns over a slowdown in energy demand. May West Texa.....»»

The dollar fell and the rally in global equities lost steam on Tuesday as a U.S. threat to slap tariffs on hundreds of European goods and a downgrade by the International Monetary Fund in its global economic growth forecasts dimmed the appetite for risk......»»

French President Emmanuel Macron called ministers from over 70 countries to Paris in an effort to coordinate a crackdown on new terror-financing methods that French officials say pose a growing threat to global security......»»

An international economic watchdog says threatened new trade barriers and rising oil prices could hurt long-awaited global economic growth......»»

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde's recent forecast was particularly dim. She pointed out the sharp threat to global economic growth posed by trade wars......»»

Oil prices fell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to levy new tariffs on China, deepening a trade dispute that could depress global economic growth and reduce energy demand......»»

The IMF says the broad global expansions that began two years ago have plateaued and are more fragile and under threat from trade disputes......»»

A serious threat to hog supplies emerged in August for China, home to more than half of the global population of the animals, and could fuel a bounceback in hog prices, which have dropped by more than 28% year to date......»»

The Bank of England left its key interest rate unchanged, and warned of a growing threat to global economic growth from trade tensions between the U.S. and China......»»

U.S. efforts to counter China’s global economic push got a boost from European and Asian countries, which also want to capitalize on Washington’s fight with Beijing......»»