 | | | | WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration signaled on Wednesday that proposed U.S. tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods may be a negotiating tactic in the escalating U.S.-China trade fight in which China retaliated by targeting key American imports with similar duties. | | | | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up from a previous news media estimate of more than 50 million. | | | | | | (Reuters) - As equity markets show increasing fragility, investors are looking for any sign that selling pressure will wane. Some of those markers could be found in the charts favored by technical analysts - although they suggest investors still face considerable risk. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's three major indexes staged a comeback to close around 1 percent higher on Wednesday as investors turned their focus to earnings and away from a trade conflict between the United States and China that wreaked havoc in earlier trading. | | | | | | SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China on Wednesday announced plans to place a 25 percent tariff on certain U.S. aircraft, in a move expected to affect some older Boeing narrowbody models, according to documents from China's Ministry of Commerce and the U.S. manufacturer. | | | | | | (Reuters) - U.S. automakers could be forced to rethink future production plans for several vehicles if the tit-for-tat tariff dispute brewing between the United States and China erupts into a full-blown trade war. | | | | | | BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts can move forward with a lawsuit accusing credit reporting firm Equifax Inc of failing to safeguard its databases or provide prompt notice of a breach that exposed the personal data of 147 million people, a state court judge has ruled. | | | | | | BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP plans to press ahead with a proxy fight at consumer products group Newell Brands Inc , saying more work is needed to repair the company even after rival activist Carl Icahn won board seats last month. | | | | | | NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Spotify Technology SA ended up 12.9 percent on their first day of trade on the New York Stock Exchange, a smooth debut that could pave the way for other companies looking to go public without the aid of Wall Street underwriters. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Department store operator Macy's Inc said on Wednesday Chief Financial Officer Karen Hoguet will retire in February next year. | | | | | |
