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Global Markets: Asian shares ease off three-week highs as virus fears return

Asian shares stepped back from three-week highs on Monday as investors weighed the near-term hit on global growth from a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak in China, although expectations of further policy stimulus helped stem losses. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.1% to 555.50, easing further from last week’s top of 558.30, which was the highest since late January. Japan’s Nikkei fell more than 1% after data showed the country’s economy contracted at an annualised pace of 6.3% in October-December, shrinking at the fastest pace since the second quarter of 2014. …read more […]

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China’s Hubei Province Reports 1,933 New Cases

Feb.16 — The province at the center of the coronavirus outbreak has reported just under 2,000 new cases, breaking a downward trend in infections. That’s after China vows more fiscal stimulus measures to counter the epidemic. Bloomberg’s Tom Mackenzie and Yvonne Man report on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.” …read more […]

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Xerox courts HP shareholders as takeover battle heats up

The charm offensive comes after Xerox raised its cash-and-stock bid for HP last week by $2 to $24 per share ahead of a tender offer it plans to launch in early March. It is also asking HP shareholders to replace HP’s board directors with Xerox’s nominees at the company’s annual shareholder meeting later this year. It told investors last week it wants them to have “full information” on the company before responding publicly to Xerox. …read more […]

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Hubei Has Almost 2,000 New Cases; Ship Evacuations to Begin: Virus Update

(Bloomberg) — Hubei, the Chinese province at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, reported 1,933 new cases, slightly higher than a day earlier, and 100 additional deaths.While the head of a hospital in the city of Wuhan said a turning point has been reached as new cases fell over the weekend, the outlook was more cautionary outside the country. The head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said the outbreak is on the verge of a global pandemic if containment steps fail to show more success.Deaths were reported in France and Taiwan over the weekend. The …read more […]

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Asia Stocks Set For Cautious Start, With Yuan Flat: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks looked poised for a cautious start to the week as investors mulled China’s latest plans to help its economy counter the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. equity futures ticked higher.Futures edged lower in Japan and Hong Kong, while Australian shares opened flat after two weeks of gains for global equities. Volumes may be lower than average Monday due to a U.S. holiday; Treasuries won’t trade. China over the weekend unveiled plans for reducing corporate taxes and fees, and letting banks run up more non-performing loans. The head of a hospital in Wuhan, the city at …read more […]

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Using Huawei Puts Intel Sharing With U.S. in Peril, Envoy Says

(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world threatened by trade wars. Sign up here. The fight between the U.S. and Europe over Chinese technology is threatening to split the transatlantic military alliance, and tensions were ratcheted up another notch on Sunday by the U.S. ambassador to Germany. Ambassador Richard Grenell tweeted that President Donald Trump had instructed him to “make clear that any nation who chooses to use an untrustworthy 5G vendor” risks jeopardizing intelligence and sharing with the U.S. “at the highest level.” The comment on Twitter seemed specifically aimed at Huawei Technologies …read more […]