Hopes for trade breakthrough fade as China cancels US farm visits

WASHINGTON, CHICAGO: A US-China trade deal appeared elusive on Friday after Chinese officials unexpectedly cancelled a visit to farms in Montana and Nebraska as deputy trade negotiators wrapped up two days of negotiations in Washington. Chinese officials were expected to visit US farmers next week as a goodwill gesture, but cancelled to return to China […]

Not selling WhatsApp or Instagram: Mark Zuckerberg

Washington: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected a US lawmaker’s call to break his company, saying he’s not going to sell WhatsApp or Instagram at any cost. Senator Josh Hawley (Missouri Republican) tweeted that he met Zuckerberg during his visit to Washington, DC on Thursday, and asked him to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. “Just finished […]

Trump dismisses ‘partial deal’ with China to end trade war

Washington: President Donald Trump said he doesn’t want to make a partial trade deal with China and that voters won’t punish him for the ongoing trade war in his 2020 bid for re-election. “I am not looking for a partial deal. I am looking for a complete deal,” Trump said Friday at the White House […]