After missing its revenue forecast during the holidays, the tech giant plans to step off the gas in some divisions.
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Trade war’s wounded: Companies improvise to bandage financial impact
Tariffs are adding costs, causing hardships and raising uncertainty for many U.S. businesses.
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Kim visited China as part of preparations for meeting with Trump
Media reports say the North Korean leader is committed to setting up a second summit with the U.S. president to “achieve results” on the nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula.
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Progress unclear after 3 days of U.S.-China trade talks conclude
But the negotiations take an optimistic tone after talks on the tariffs dispute were extended a day.
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Another View: U.S. still looking for the right path on China
Finding it will take a disciplined focus on legitimate trade complaints – not on the bilateral imbalance.
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Apple woes could signal bust in smartphone market
Falling interest in China underscores the tech giant’s dilemma: Most everyone who will buy a phone already has.
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China’s Xi says independence not an option for Taiwan
China’s president says no one or no party can stop the move toward reunification, but Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said the island of 23 million people will never accept the ‘one country, two systems’ approach proposed by Beijing.
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Tax system reforms rattle China’s super-rich
The changes mean more government revenue will come from the wealthy as the masses pay lower levies in 2019.
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U.S. silent as China tries to ease trade tensions in advance of new talks
Beijing’s pledges to open up its economy fall well short of Trump’s demands on alleged forced transfers of technology and theft of intellectual property, analysts say.
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Apple’s first-quarter revenue falling short as sales in China fail to meet expectations
The announcement of a rare misfire by the major U.S. company is likely to rattle investors and add further volatility to the stock markets.