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Trade tensions infect tech stocks

The US- China trade dispute seems to have an odd casualty: tech stocks. The market dived on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling nearly 500 points before rebounding by the end of the day after President Donald Trump said he would deploy investment limits against China, which has already been responding to US tariffs with those of its ...

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Losing China has taken wind out of Xiaomi’s sails

Mainland investors starry-eyed about the listing of a homegrown tech company will be disappointed by Xiaomi Corp.’s decision to postpone the China half of its stock debut. You can expect moms and pops in Hong Kong to feel a bit deflated in turn. Without Chinese depositary receipts to stir interest, demand in the city will likely be more muted, too. ...

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Macron’s labor market reforms aren’t enough

Every French leader since the 1980s has been elected on a mandate to fight unemployment — and failed. Whatever else he accomplishes, getting people into work is the one thing French President Emmanuel Macron will be judged on at the end of his term. The Macron plan is basically a wish-list of reforms that France’s senior technocratic elite has urged ...

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