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World markets dive as Trump sparks trade, North Korea worries

Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain...

China threatens US with tariffs, says ‘not afraid of trade war’.

China warned the United States on Friday that it was “not afraid of a trade war” as it threatened tariffs on $3 billion worth of US goods in retaliation over President Donald Trump’s moves against Chinese imports. Beijing unveiled a hit list of products that could face duties of up to 25 percent, from fresh fruit to pork and wine, though it stopped short of pulling the trigger as it indicated its readiness to negotiate an agreement. The latest trade action sent stocks diving as fears rise that the US, which accuses China of mass theft of intellectual property and other unfair practises, could provoke a damaging trade war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 700 points, while Tokyo closed 4.5 percent lower, Hong Kong fell 2.45 percent and Shanghai sank more than three percent. “China does not want to fight a trade war, but it is absolutely not afraid of a trade war,” the commerce ministry said. Hours earlier, Trump signed an order that also could resu...

6 Ways To Get A Decent Mature Lady .

I'll try and be brief 1. Haircut:   one of the most irritating haircut by most Nigerian guys is 'old skul'. Don't misquote me, there is  nothing bad with it if it perfectly fits your head shape, stature, and some other things like if you have a clean face. But imagine a hefty guy, with pimples, and all that keeping this kinda haircut, no matter how neat you are, it will portray you otherwise. A real life example is of a bald guy I saw trying hard to keep oldskul.. Like TF?  Bald guys usually look good on skin Square faced dudes are good with low-cut  And like that, every guy should know what's best for him Mature girls like neat and good-looking guys. This is one of the things they look out for in guys.  2. Dress sense:  mature girls don't want you to have a wardrobe as rich as hushpuppy's, NO! Even if it's just 3 cloth combinations you have, make sure you know your way around. Dont wear native to a Monday date, don't use a stripe tie on a striped or...

Texas bomber ‘not sorry’ on confession tape: report.

The man behind a series of package bombs that terrorized Texas state capital Austin left a recorded confession expressing no remorse and describing himself as a “psychopath,” a newspaper reported Thursday. Mark Conditt, who was wanted for a series of bombings over three weeks that killed two people and injured several others, died after detonating a bomb in his car Wednesday as police closed in. Police said the 23-year-old left a video recording on his phone, characterizing it as a “confession.” They have not released the recording or described its contents in detail, citing an ongoing investigation. The Austin American-Statesman newspaper, citing anonymous sources briefed on the approximately 25-minute recording’s contents, said Conditt threatened more attacks. “I wish I were sorry but I am not,” Conditt said, according to the newspaper. Conditt described himself as a “psychopath,” said he had been disturbed since childhood, and threatened to blow himself up insid...

Brazil Supreme Court delays decision on Lula imprisonment.

Brazil’s top court on Thursday delayed until April 4 a decision on whether ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should go to jail if he loses an appeal next week. The Federal Supreme Court decision is a shot in the arm for the 72-year-old leftist leader, the front-runner for October’s presidential election, and means he cannot be jailed for at least two weeks. The court, sitting in the capital Brasilia, was expected to decide whether losing an appeal next Monday at a lower court would automatically mean Lula’s immediate arrest and incarceration, or if he would be given recourse to seek further legal remedies. A court in Porto Alegre is to give its verdict on Monday on Lula’s appeal against a 12-year jail sentence for money laundering and corruption. The eventual ruling by the 11 judges, when they reconvene on April 4, will weigh heavily on Brazilian politics, seven months before the presidential elections, which Lula, despite his legal travails, is favored to win. ...