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• Trump threatens seismic shift in trade war with China, suggesting new tariffs on $325 billion worth of Chinese goods

  05-05-2019 19:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Donald Trump threatened to dramatically escalate the trade war with China.
  Trump said that on Friday tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods will increase from 10% to 25% and the US will slap an additional $325 billion worth of Chinese goods with a 25% tariff.
  The move comes as the US and China are currently engaged in talks to end the year-long trade war.
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to dramatically ramp up the t
  
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• 'Avengers: Endgame' continues to break box office records in its second weekend as it crosses $2 billion worldwide (DIS)

  05-05-2019 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  "Avengers: Endgame" has crossed $2 billion globally to become the second highest-grossing movie of all time.
  It accomplished the feat in only 11 days in theaters.
  Domestically, the movie took in $145.8 million to have the second-best second weekend in theaters ever.
  "Endgame" has a domestic cume of $619.7 million, the ninth-highest all-time.
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.In its second weekend "Avengers: Endgame" easily pushed away new releases "Long Shot," "The Intruder," an
  
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• Funko is talking to eBay about creating an online marketplace for 'Fortnite' and other collectibles

  05-05-2019 14:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Funko is talking to eBay about creating a virtual marketplace for its pop-culture collectibles.
  The toymaker and e-commerce giant are "having conversations" about making a secondary market where collectors can trade their Funko bobbleheads and figurines.
  Funko's net sales jumped 22% in the first three months of 2019, driven by strong demand for franchises such as "Fortnite."
  Its momentum continued in April with the release of "Avengers: Endgame" collectibles and a Post Malone figure in Foot Lock
  
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• Google's biggest conference of the year kicks off Tuesday — here all the new products and announcements we're expecting (GOOG, GOOGL)

  05-05-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Google I/O 2019 kicks off on May 7, where we'll hear about the company's progress in certain areas over the last year, like its Android mobile operating system and artificial intelligence. 
  We'll also likely hear about new ideas the company has come up with for its products and services. 
  Google may also announce a new hardware product at I/O, with most rumors pointing to a new smartphone. 
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Ever year, Google welcomes thousands of
  
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• 'Entering the danger zone': One Wall Street expert lays out a compelling case for a stock-market meltdown in May

  05-05-2019 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The US stock market is currently at all-time highs, but one Wall Street expert argues a sudden sell-off may be in the cards for May — one that would be worse than the February 2018 correction.
  Vincent Deluard, a macro strategist at INTL FCStone, breaks down four pieces of evidence that support his immediate-term bearish view.
  Follow all of Business Insider's coverage of the 2019 Milken Conference here.Stocks are at record highs, and many experts on Wall Street will tell you conditions look
  
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• The stock and bond markets show completely differing views on the US economy — and Morgan Stanley warns it's the stock investors that may be in for a shock

  05-05-2019 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bond investors are bearish, while equity investors are bullish. Morgan Stanley says "equity investors will be the ones that are disappointed."
  Morgan Stanley's Lisa Shalett says near record highs in stocks are masking potentially negative fundamentals. 
  The "overshoot" in first-quarter GDP "augurs for a more meaningful deceleration," she said.Bond investors — via a wonky measure called the yield curve — have been flashing a warning sign about a slowdown in US economic growt
  
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