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Ferrari core earnings rise but shares slide after no upgrade to guidance

Ferrari core earnings rise but shares slide after no upgrade to guidance

Shares in Ferrari went into reverse on Friday as the Italian luxury carmaker failed to lift its guidance for 2019 despite strong results in the first part of the year.



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China warns of retaliation after Trump threatens fresh tariffs

China warns of retaliation after Trump threatens fresh tariffs

China on Friday said it would not be blackmailed and warned of retaliation after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to slap a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports from next month, sharply escalating a trade dispute between the world's biggest economies.



7 years ago
Oil prices regain ground after plunge on Trump's tariff vow

Oil prices regain ground after plunge on Trump's tariff vow

Oil prices rose around 2% on Friday, regaining ground after their biggest falls in years on U.S. President Donald Trump's vow to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports.



7 years ago
Trump tariff salvo batters European stocks, sparks bond rally

Trump tariff salvo batters European stocks, sparks bond rally

European stocks posted their biggest drop of 2019 on Friday and German bond yields hit record lows after U.S. President Donald Trump fired his latest trade war salvo at China, jolting markets and sparking a frenzied bid for safe-haven assets.



7 years ago
Google to allow Android users in Europe choose default search engine

Google to allow Android users in Europe choose default search engine

Google will let Android device users in Europe choose their default search engine from four options, including Google search, the U.S. company said, as it tries to quash EU antitrust concerns and stave off fresh penalties.



7 years ago
Stronger yen prompts Toyota to trim profit forecast, saps Honda

Stronger yen prompts Toyota to trim profit forecast, saps Honda

Toyota Motor Corp cut its full-year profit forecast and Honda Motor Co reported a double-digit decline in quarterly profit as a resurgent yen hurt two of Japan's biggest automakers.



7 years ago
Oil prices regain ground after overnight plunge on tariffs

Oil prices regain ground after overnight plunge on tariffs

Oil prices rose around 2% on Friday, regaining ground after the biggest falls in years as U.S. President Donald Trump imposed more tariffs on Chinese imports, intensifying the trade war between the world's two biggest economies and crude consumers.



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China says to take countermeasures if U.S. bent on putting tariffs on Chinese goods

China says to take countermeasures if U.S. bent on putting tariffs on Chinese goods

China will have to take countermeasures if the United States is bent on putting more tariffs on Chinese goods, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.



7 years ago
IAG says it hopes to bring forward first MAX delivery to 2022

IAG says it hopes to bring forward first MAX delivery to 2022

British Airways owner IAG is in talks with Boeing to bring forward the first delivery of 200 737 MAX jets by a year to 2022, and said it was confident that the issues that led to its grounding would be addressed.



7 years ago
Apple halts Siri response grading program after privacy concerns

Apple halts Siri response grading program after privacy concerns

Apple Inc said on Friday it suspended its global program where it analyzed recordings from users interacting with its voice assistant Siri, after some privacy concerns were raised about the program.



7 years ago
Exclusive: Foxconn eyes sale of $8.8 billion China plant amid trade war woes - sources

Exclusive: Foxconn eyes sale of $8.8 billion China plant amid trade war woes - sources

Taiwan's Foxconn is exploring the sale of its new $8.8 billion display panel factory in China, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as demand for the product wanes amid an intensifying U.S.-China trade war.



7 years ago
Trump's tariffs jolt global stocks, spark rush to safer assets

Trump's tariffs jolt global stocks, spark rush to safer assets

Global stocks took a beating on Friday, with investors piling into safe-haven assets but oil prices recouped some losses after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would slap a 10% tariff on the remaining $300 billion of Chinese imports starting Sept. 1.



7 years ago
Honda first-quarter operating profit drops 16% on lower U.S. car sales

Honda first-quarter operating profit drops 16% on lower U.S. car sales

Japan's Honda Motor Co reported a 16% drop in first-quarter operating profit on Friday, as a stronger yen weighed on overseas earnings and U.S. vehicle sales dropped.



7 years ago
Campbell confirms sale of Australian snacks unit Arnott's to KKR for $2.2 billion

Campbell confirms sale of Australian snacks unit Arnott's to KKR for $2.2 billion

Campbell Soup Co on Friday confirmed that it signed a deal to sell its Australian snacks unit Arnott's and some of its international operations to KKR & Co Inc for $2.2 billion as the U.S. company works on reducing debt.



7 years ago
Toyota trims full-year profit forecast as yen overshadows solid first-quarter

Toyota trims full-year profit forecast as yen overshadows solid first-quarter

Toyota Motor Corp cut its full-year profit forecast on Friday by nearly 6% on expectations a stronger yen will weigh on its bottom line, overshadowing its best quarterly performance in nearly four years.



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