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The Biden administration is set as early as Friday to add more than 10 Chinese companies to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang, two sources told Reuters. The U.S. Commerce Department action will.

Stock futures were higher in early morning trading Friday after the major indexes fell on Thursday amid concerns of a slowdown in economic growth. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 117 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures.

China’s Ministry of Commerce plans to scrutinize foreign investment more closely on the basis of national security. The ministry’s priorities for the next five years — released publicly this week — include reference to the “Measures for Security Review of.

HSBC Asset Management has told investors to prepare for the “mission economy” and an important shift in the macro regime. In its mid-year outlook report, seen exclusively by CNBC, the British lender said investors need to prepare for the business.

The Japanese yen is posting its sharpest intraday gain against the dollar this year, adding 0.9% today to 109.67. Major European and US indices are losing more than 1% in early US trading, while increased demand for defensive bonds is.

The US dollar renewed three-month highs against a basket of major currencies last night, but its advance came to a halt after the publication of FOMC minutes. The minutes note that the Fed is ready to begin discussions on winding.

Countries like the U.K., the U.S. and Japan may have some of the most powerful passports in the world but that’s little comfort as Covid curbs travel to many destinations. In fact, under current restrictions, they’re about the same as.

The World Health Organization is urging “extreme caution” against lifting public health measures in countries around the world as the pandemic rages in countries with low vaccination rates and puts other regions at risk for the spread of variants. Countries.

A thorny issue for many years, France’s pension system is back in the spotlight as President Emmanuel Macron prepares his final grand act before new elections in April. Macron had plans to change France’s pension system, where workers can retire.

Former President Donald Trump took his fight with three massive tech companies to court, filing lawsuits that legal experts say are all but guaranteed to fail – even as they rally Republican voters, fundraisers and donors. Trump revealed Wednesday that.

The S&P 500 rose to a fresh record on Wednesday as investors poured back into trusty mega-cap technology stocks. The S&P 500 advanced 0.3% to a new intraday high after the index ended a seven-day winning streak in the previous.

U.S. equities rose to all-time highs as investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting for clues on policy makers’ thinking on interest rates and stimulus. Treasury notes extended gains, pushing the benchmark yield to a more than four-month.