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Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Asian shares, dollar rally as North Korea blinks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares rose and the dollar rallied on Tuesday after North Korea's leader signaled that he would delay plans to fire a missile near Guam, easing tensions and prompting investors to move back into beaten-down riskier assets.
Three CEOs resign from Trump council over Charlottesville
(Reuters) - The chief executives of Intel Corp, Merck & Co Inc and Under Armour Inc resigned from U.S. President Donald Trump's American Manufacturing Council on Monday, following Trump's initially tepid response to weekend violence at a rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia.
China says it will defend interests if U.S. harms trade ties
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will take action to defend its interests if the United States damages trade ties, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump authorized an inquiry into China's alleged theft of intellectual property.
Trump on Twitter (Aug 14) - Luther Strange, Merck Pharma, Charlottesville
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Shares in Herbalife, Nu Skin tumble as China cracks down on pyramid schemes
NEW YORK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shares in U.S. multi-level marketing (MLM) companies Herbalife Ltd, NU Skin Enterprises Inc and USANA Health Sciences Inc tumbled in high volume on Monday after a Chinese government regulator announced a crackdown on pyramid schemes.
Trump orders probe of China's intellectual property practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday authorized an inquiry into China's alleged theft of intellectual property in the first direct trade measure by his administration against Beijing, but one that is unlikely to prompt near-term change.
China says it will defend interests if U.S. harms trade ties
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday that it would take actions to defend its interests if the United States damages trade ties after U.S. President Donald Trump authorized an inquiry into China's alleged theft of intellectual property. [nL2N1L01G0]
China state media says U.S. trade probe will hurt both countries
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A decision by the United States to investigate China's trade practices is a unilateralist "baring of fangs" that will hurt both sides, China's state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday.
U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Monday ruled that Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn unit cannot prevent a startup from accessing public profile data, in a test of how much control a social media site can wield over information its users have deemed to be public.
Uber investor gave Kalanick a month before suing to force him off board
(Reuters) - Venture capital firm Benchmark Capital said on Monday it gave Uber Technologies Inc and its ousted chief executive, Travis Kalanick, a month to review its recommendations before filing a lawsuit last week to force Kalanick off the board and rescind his ability to fill three board seats.
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