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Thousands Begin Dispersing After Rainy Rally: Hong Kong…
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters defied a torrential downpour as they gathered in the centrally located Victoria Park for the weekend’s major rally, after two nights of demonstrations ended peacefully and without police…
SoftBank to Lend Employees Up to $20 Billion…
Masayoshi Son Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp. is planning to lend as much as $20 billion to its employees to buy stakes in its second venture capital fund following the success…
China to Boost Shenzhen’s Role in Greater Bay…
Photographer: Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg Photographer: Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg China plans to let Shenzhen City, which borders Hong Kong, play “a key role” in science and technology innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, according to state…
Tiger May Miss PGA’s Season-Ending Event in Blow…
Tiger Woods during the BMW Championship on Saturday. Photographer: Andrew Redington/Getty Images Photographer: Andrew Redington/Getty Images Instead of Tiger, Phil and Jordan teeing it up at next week’s PGA Tour Championship, it could be Chez,…
AOC Laughs Off Trump’s Suggestion She’s Jealous of…
Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, from left, Pressley, Omar, and Tlaib. Photographer: Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images Photographer: Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded by “crying with laughter” at President Donald Trump’s suggestion that she feels overshadowed by other…
The World Is Waiting for Powell’s Signals: Global…
The Grand Teton mountain range is seen from the Jackson Lake Lodge. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign…
Carlsberg CEO Has a Warning for His Peers…
Cees't Hart Photographer: Carsten Snejbjerg/Bloomberg Photographer: Carsten Snejbjerg/Bloomberg The man running Carlsberg A/S says he won’t be “seduced” by negative interest rates as others take advantage of historically cheap credit to pay for expansion. Cees…
Bond Traders Are Hostage to a Global Gloom
One World Trade Center rises above clouds in New York City Photographer: Gary Hershorn/Corbis News Photographer: Gary Hershorn/Corbis News Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. …