In almost 50 years. And india softens restrictions on rice exports. Well be live in mumbai. Welcome to business today, live from new york, i m ritika gupta. Us stocks inching lower this morning but, Wall Street is set to end september on a high. And earlier today, we saw a strong rally in asia chinese stocks surging 8. 5 off the back of more stimulus introduced by the chinese government. Joining me now is bob doll, ceo of crossmark global investments. Thanks forjoining us. Chinese stocks post their biggest one Day Rally since 2008, not seeing that feed into us markets. What are your thoughts on adding china to your portfolio . We are still sceptical. There is no question the government took a week ago are very strong, positive for china internally, but we are not sure that will spur much more demand and that is what they need. China is facing with their Debt Situation and Real Estate situation, some deflationary forces and it will take awhile forces and it will take awhile for them to
Heavy equipment, agricultural products and pharmaceuticals. The ports account for more than half of container imports. Consumers are not likely to feel the effect right away and many businesses have tried to get ahead of this by stockpiling or diverting shipments to the West Coast and i spoke to the ceo of The Port of long beach and he said they had a record august but having said that, if the strikes go ahead and last for weeks, they could lead to shortages and high prices for consumers. Who; high prices for consumers. Why are we in high prices for consumers. Why are we in this high prices for consumers. Why are we in this position . The entire east Coast Port Infrastructure could be shut down by this . Why have the talks broken down . The dock Workers Union talks broken down . The dock Workers Union have talks broken down . The dock Workers Union have been talks broken down . The dock Workers Union have been in l Workers Union have been in talks with the us Maritime Alliance now four
Will more than triple to 25%. Tariff hikes on other products, including semiconductor chips, are set to take into effect over the next two years. The increases, which impact a relatively small amount of us imports, come as vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump have clashed over tariffs on the campaign trail. Mr trump is calling for sweeping new duties on all imports, while ms harris has said his proposal would raise prices for the american people. Meanwhile, the european union is also considering tariffs on china made electric vehicles and negotiations are ongoing. The bloc was meant to vote on the taxes earlier this week, but that has since been delayed. Us stock markets rose on thursday, with the s&p 500 closing at a record high for the third time this week. Shares of micron jumped by almost 15%. This comes after the chip company posted strong earnings and said it expected growth in the months ahead, led by the artificial intelligence boom. We are keeping an
After the us justice department sued america s largest card network, accusing the company of illegally monopolising the debit card market and driving up prices for businesses and consumers. Lifting us financial markets, well, there was a sharp rise in al darling nvidia s stock price. That was after the company said its ceo, jensen huang, was done selling stock in the chip maker for now. And china s wave of stimulus to jolt its ailing economy, well, that also boosted us stocks that have exposure to china. So far this week, it has been light on the economic front, with investors still digesting that rate cut from the federal reserve. But on the economic calendar, things should pick up as the week goes forward. As michelle mentioned, the usjustice department has filed a lawsuit against visa. It says the world s largest payments processor illegally stifled competition to maintain a monopoly over the us debit card market, through means like paying off potential competitors. Visa says the cl
As well as driverless systems. There is currently minimal use of chinese or russian made software in american cars, but commerce secretary gina raimondo said the plans would reduce the chances of us drivers having their personal data stolen. Chinese officials said the concept of national security was being broadened to unfairly target chinese firms. The proposed ban is part of a much broader struggle between the us and china, the world s two biggest economies, overthe technologies of the future. Boeing has offered factory workers a 30% pay rise over four years, as it tries to end a strike which has shut down its manufacturing facilities in the us pacific northwest. The plane maker also offered to reinstate a performance bonus and improve retirement benefits if workers accept the offer by friday. The strike, which began earlier this month, involves over 30,000 workers in portland and seattle. India s prime minister narendra modi has wrapped up a three day trip to the united states. The