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WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese officials ended two days of talks on Thursday with no major breakthrough as their trade war escalated with activation of another round of dueling tariffs on $16 billion worth of each country’s goods. “We concluded two days of discussions with counterparts from China and exchanged views on how to achieve fairness, balance, and reciprocity in the economic relationship,” White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said in a brief emailed statement. The discussions included “addressing structural issues in China,” including its intellectual property and technology transfer policies, Walters said. …read more […]

This dividend-paying tech stock may soon be getting a juicier payout. …read more […]

Tesla and Apple compete for the same talent in fields like software, batteries, supply chain, and mechanical engineering. So there has always been a lot of employees that jump from one company to the other.But recently, the flow has been going from Tesla to Apple, according to CNBC, which says that the iPhone maker has poached at least 46 employees from Tesla in 2018. Tesla CEO Elon Musk once said that “if you don’t make it at Tesla, you go work at Apple.” …read more […]

All-new Silverados and Sierras are shipping ahead of schedule. Here’s what that means for GM’s bottom line. …read more […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) _ Intuit Inc. (INTU) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $49 million. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. For the current quarter ending in November, Intuit expects its per-share earnings to range from 9 cents to 11 cents. …read more […]

On a per-share basis, the San Rafael, California-based company said it had a loss of 18 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and restructuring costs, came to 19 cents per share. The results … …read more […]

Former Tesla employees are joining Apple in high numbers as the hardware juggernaut embarks on tighter controls of its manufacturing. …read more […]

Jonathan Corpina of Meridian Equity Partners joins Yahoo Finance’s Seana Smith from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to discuss the latest market moves.

Here’s the performance of select trending stocks as of 1:30 pm ET:

TRXC(HB) TransEnterix Inc 8.64%
SRPT Sarepta Therapeutics Inc 4.32%
JCP(HB) Penney (J.C.) 4.02%
CGC(HB) Canopy Growth 3.48%
HUYA(HB) HUYA Inc 3.38%
NVDA Nvidia Corp 3.21%
CHK Chesapeake Energy Corp 2.74%
SHOP(HB) Shopify Inc 2.69%
NFLX Netflix Inc 1.88%
SQ Square Inc 1.75%
RAD Rite Aid 1.74%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.67%
NKTR(0) Nektar Therapeutics 1.52%
ADBE Adobe Systems 1.49%
PBR Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADS 1.51%
SDRL(HB) Seadrill Limited 1.41%
ARWR(0) Arrowhead Pharma Inc 1.35%
HMNY(HB,F) Helios and Matheson Analytics 1.34%
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc 1.31%
BP BP P.L.C. ADS 1.26%
XOM Exxon Mobil 1.21%
V Visa Inc 0.94%
ORCL Oracle Corp 0.91%
MSFT Microsoft Corp 0.91%
CVX Chevron Corporation 0.90%
CRM salesforce.com Inc 0.85%
PYPL PayPal Hldgs Inc 0.80%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc 0.77%
MU Micron Tech 0.70%
GERN(HB) Geron Corp 0.72%
GILD Gilead Sciences 0.70%
SIRI Sirius XM Hldgs Inc 0.65%
ROKU Roku Inc Cl A 0.60%
CVS CVS Health Corp 0.57%
WFC Wells Fargo 0.53%
X U.S. Steel Corporation 0.55%
CSCO Cisco Systems 0.51%
GOOG Alphabet Inc Cl C Cap Stock 0.39%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc 0.37%
BB BlackBerry Ltd 0.35%
FB Facebook Inc 0.31%
QQQ Invesco …read more […]

The all-new 2019 BMW Z4 roadster made its world debut on Thursday at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California. On Thursday, BMW unveiled the long-awaited production variant of its new Z4 sports car. BMW has not confirmed the official power output for the US spec Z4. …read more […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Donald Trump is claiming that South Africa is seizing farms and that high numbers of farmers are being killed in the country. His comments have intensified an ongoing controversy over the government’s plans to redistribute land to blacks who had been forced off their land during the previous system of racial discrimination, known as apartheid. …read more […]

Alibaba comforted investors who are wary of the trade war during its latest earnings call. …read more […]

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N), China’s biggest e-commerce firm, topped first-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday, but said investments in its food delivery business would continue to weigh on profits. The company said it had formed a holding company for local services and food delivery firms Ele.me and Koubei, for which it had received over $3 billion in new investment commitments, including from SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) and Alibaba itself. Alibaba’s U.S.-listed shares rose about 4 percent in pre-market trade, as investors reacted positively to the better than expected revenue growth. …read more […]

South Africa’s government lashed out at President Donald Trump on Thursday after he tweeted that his administration would be looking into farm seizures and the “large scale killing of farmers” in the country. The government said Trump’s tweet was based on “false information” and reflected a “narrow perception which only seeks to divide our nation and reminds us of our colonial past.” It was meeting with the U.S. Embassy as it sought to clarify Trump’s remarks. South Africa is in the throes of a racially charged national debate over land reform, a lawful process that seeks to correct …read more […]

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks. …read more […]

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has almost $18 billion tied up in these three companies. They may deserve a spot in your portfolio, too. …read more […]