Movers & Shakers: August 5, 2019
Stories moving the markets and shaking up the world.
China just threw its next punch in the trade war
Beijing on Monday responded to President Trump's threat to place new tariffs on Chinese goods by letting its currency sink to the weakest level in over a decade and ordering state-owned companies to halt their purchases of U.S. agricultural products.
Should investors take a defensive position?
Market outlook
Dow tanks 767 points in market's worst day of 2019
U.S. stocks posted the worst session of 2019 as the US-China trade war escalates.
Trump’s China tariffs not affecting US consumer: White House trade adviser
President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. would impose another 10 percent tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods
Companies seek to mitigate China tariffs' impact: FDRA CEO Matt Priest
Matt Priest says companies are looking to avoid President Trump's China tariffs.
Trump is adding another lead weight to the Chinese economy: Marc Lotter
The U.S.-China trade dispute
Trump: China has a very unfair playing field, I’m turning it around
Trump on U.S-China trade war
Will Trump’s new tariffs push China to the negotiating table?
The U.S.-China trade war
Viacom CEO Bob Bakish expected to lead combined CBS-Viacom company: Charlie Gasparino
Gasparino on Viacom-CBS
FDRA CEO Matt Priest: We’re confused when Trump says China is paying for tariffs
FDRA CEO Matt Priest on Trump’s new China tariffs
China loses spot as top US trading partner amid trade war
Mexico, instead, supplanted China as the No. 1 trading partner of the U.S.
US withdraws from Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia
U.S.-Russia leave arms treaty
Peter Navarro: Trump’s new China tariffs won’t have a major impact on the markets
Navarro on Trump’s trade tariffs
Concerns China trade tensions are a mounting headwind for the economy
Concerns China trade tensions will disrupt the strong U.S. economy
China had a sweetheart deal Trump gave them: Gordon Chang
U.S. trade tensions with China
Trump administration scaling back on goals for a China trade deal?
U.S. trade tensions with China
Trump's new China tariffs could 'significantly increase the cost of iPhones'
IPhone demand could fall by about 6 million to 8 million units in the U.S. alone if the full 10 percent cost increase is passed on to consumers.
Larry Kudlow on July jobs report: Was a pretty solid report
Larry Kudlow: This is not a debt-driven expansion
Trump: Make your product in America, come on back to the United States
U.S. trade tensions with China



















