Trump administration ramps us pressure on HuaweiCNBC’s Arjun Kharpal outlines the latest U.S. allegations against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, which include accusations that the firm stole trade secrets and engaged in business with sanctioned countries including Iran.

Wall Street set for modestly higher openU.S. stock index futures were slightly higher Friday morning, as investors monitored the potential economic fallout from China’s fast-spreading coronavirus. CNBC’s Rahel Solomon reports.

Scammers have reportedly been calling people to ask for financial details under the pretext of “contact tracing” — the process of identifying those with close contact with infected patients. Singapore has set up teams working to call people and establish if anyone has had prolonged physical contact with coronavirus patients. As of Thursday noon, Singapore confirmed 58 known cases of the coronavirus strain, recently named the COVID-19. “MOH is conducting contact tracing to identify individuals wh

The U.S. energy secretary does not believe the ultimate impact of China’s fast-spreading coronavirus is a cause for concern for markets. His comments come shortly after both OPEC and the International Energy Agency (IEA) dramatically lowered their oil demand growth forecasts this year as a result of the deadly flu-like virus. “So, we are looking to see if the Chinese government will be able to contain or at least help contain the spread of the virus. At this moment, while we are seeing some slig

The new coronavirus that began to grab national attention in mid-January has killed more than 1,300 people in mainland China. He noted that given unique factors in China’s political economic system, many local government officials are making containment of the virus the top priority. Cities with a low return rate include Guangzhou, the capital of China’s largest province by exports. This year, authorities have encouraged people to stay put or return to their places of work in phases. There’s als

Tesla priced its secondary common stock offering at $767 a share, raising more than $2 billion, the company said on Friday. The company said on Friday it will sell 2.65 million shares at that price, which is a 4.6% discount to its Thursday close. Shares of Tesla initially fell after the pricing but quickly turned positive, building on Thursday’s nearly 5% gain on news of the offering. Musk said that Tesla was spending its money efficiently and suggested raising funds would artificially limit the

Markets will watch new UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak ‘very carefully,’ analyst saysFariborz Moshirian, director of the University of New South Wales’ Institute of Global Finance, discusses the U.K.’s newly reshaped government.

Boris Johnson creating ‘very presidential’ type of government, strategist saysMarc Ostwald of ADM Investor Services International discusses U.K. politics and the British economy.

A view of the display of Renault at the Automobile Trade Fair 2019 in Barcelona, May 11, 2019. French carmaker Renault warned that auto demand remained volatile, cut its dividend for 2019 and set a lower operating margin goal for 2020, a crunch year in which it wants to reboot its partnership with Japan’s Nissan. The company posted an annual profit loss of 141 million euros ($153 million) – its first in 10 years – for the group share of net income, penalized by charges linked to some of its Chin

Royal Bank of Scotland’s new Chief Executive Alison Rose unveiled a new strategy for the taxpayer-backed bank on Friday, including radically cutting back the size of its loss-making investment bank and renaming the company NatWest. Rose, the first woman to lead one of Britain’s major banks, is hoping a rebrand will help shift the lender’s image away from its 45 billion pound taxpayer rescue in the 2008 financial crisis. The strategy includes plans to halve investment bank NatWest Markets’ risk w

European markets were mixed Friday morning as investors monitored China’s coronavirus epidemic and a slew of corporate earnings. China’s National Health Commission on Friday reported an additional 121 deaths and 5,090 new cases of the coronavirus across the mainland for Feb. 13. China’s health commission said Friday it removed 108 deaths from the total figure due to a double-count in Hubei province, the epicenter of the global coronavirus outbreak. AstraZeneca shares fell 5% after it said its 20

U.S. government debt prices were higher Friday morning, as investors monitored the coronavirus outbreak and awaited a fresh batch of economic data. ET, the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was lower at around 1.6104%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also lower at around 2.0624%. Market focus is largely attuned to China’s fast-spreading coronavirus, as investors continue to assess the potential economic impact of the spread. China’s National Health

From stepping up airport screenings to keeping tabs on thousands of individuals who returned from abroad, India is monitoring the new coronavirus outbreak at the highest level to prevent an epidemic, health minister Harsh Vardhan said Friday. The new strain of virus, called COVID-19, has killed more than 1,300 people, mostly in China, and infected over 64,000 people worldwide. Hospital where people have been wearing masks for safety from coronavirus on February 3, 2020 in Kolkata, India. Samir J

Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Block Island are classic New England islands. Martha’s Vineyard is beloved for its frilly, gingerbread-style Victorian cottages in Oak Bluffs as well as the dramatic headlands of Aquinnah. The itinerary includes stops at New Bedford, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and Block Island in Massachusetts; and Newport and Bristol in Rhode Island. Starting late August of this year, Norwegian Cruise Lines’ 2,394-passenger Norwegian Gem will run a seven-night New England crui

The view of the Wuhan Keting in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Wuhan in central China’s Hubei Province started converting three existing venues, including a gymnasium and an exhibition center, into hospitals to receive patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the headquarters for the epidemic control said late Monday. BEIJING — China’s health commission said Friday it removed 108 deaths from the total figure due to a double-count in Hubei province, the epicenter of the g

Whether it’s in equities, government bonds, ETFs (exchange-traded funds) or hedge funds, investors around the world are demanding socially and environmentally conscious options. Jakobsen predicted that increasing climate awareness and the growing shift in policy and behavior, coupled with technological advancements lowering the cost of green technologies, makes green stocks increasingly attractive. “We believe that these green stocks could, over time, become some of the world’s most valuable com

U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher Friday morning, as investors closely monitor the potential economic fallout from China’s fast-spreading coronavirus. ET, Dow futures rose 38 points, indicating a positive open of more than 69 points. Wall Street stocks slipped from record highs in the previous session, as market participants grappled with a jump in reported coronavirus cases. China’s National Health Commission on Friday reported an additional 121 deaths nationwide, with 5,090 new con

Chinese tech giant Huawei said new charges brought against the company by the U.S. Department of Justice were without merit and were part of an attempt to “irrevocably damage Huawei’s reputation and its business.” Federal prosecutors announced Thursday new criminal charges against Huawei and two of its U.S. subsidiaries, which included racketeering conspiracy charges and a charge of plotting to steal trade secrets from American companies. The superseding indictment, announced in federal court in

Ann Francke, CEO of a U.K. professional body called the Chartered Management Institute, said in an interview with BBC radio that talking about sports like soccer or cricket in the office made women “feel left out.” She warned that discussing sport in the office was a “gateway” to locker room talk and left unchecked, could result in this becoming part of a company’s culture. Francke said it was easy for a conversation in the office to escalate from debating sport to “slapping each other on the ba

The office romance is far from dead, even as workplace relationships come under increasing pressure in the #MeToo era. More than a quarter (27%) of U.S. employees have had a workplace romance with a colleague, according to report released ahead of Valentine’s Day by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Of those who had an office fling, 27% said it was with their boss or a higher up. “Employers simply can’t forbid the reality of romance within the workplace,” said Taylor. Don’t miss: