The Traderszone Network

A big risk for global markets is one that could emerge from an improving U.S. economy and further declines in unemployment.

General Motors is preparing to launch the world’s first mass-produced cars with eye- and head-tracking technology that can tell whether drivers are distracted.

Carlyle has brought to an end allegations that the world’s largest private equity groups conspired to fix the prices of leveraged buyouts.

Lofty valuations in stocks and geopolitical tensions have left some chief financial officers wary of a sharp fall in share prices.

Growth in China’s vast factory sector slackened in August as foreign and domestic demand slowed, stoking speculation that further policy easing would be needed to prevent the economy from stumbling once more. The surveys of purchasing managers (PMI) from across Asia told a tale of underwhelming new orders and faltering exports, overshadowing brighter spots such as India and Taiwan.

A group of people in China allegedly ran a business selling meat from dogs that were poisoned — sometimes with cyanide — then stolen and sold to restaurants over two years, prosecutors say during a trial in the eastern province of Zhejiang, reports Caixin Online.
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China’s biggest state-owned banks report a surge in soured and castoff loans in the first half, as China’s slowing growth takes a toll on its lenders.
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