Spyware Pegasus found on hacked mobile phones of four human rights defenders
Inclusion of several Jordanian women among targets ‘merits special attention’
The Irish Times view on targeting Palenstinan NGOs: intolerable pressure
Israel has yet to provide ‘credible evidence’ to link the NGOs to terrorism
Irish NGO finds spyware on phones of Palestinian activists
Front Line Defenders found traces of the Pegasus programme on six phones
European shares end flat on the day but up nearly 5% in October
Strong close to the week for financials but dividend-yielding sectors struggle
ByteDance and Oracle at loggerheads over terms of TikTok agreement
Doubts cast on Trump’s preliminary blessing of deal to allow app continue operating in US
US judge halts Trump administration’s order to remove WeChat from app stores
Prohibitions burden substantially more speech than necessary, judge says
US weekly jobless claims hover at 1m as recovery stalls
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totalled 1.006m for last week
Dismal economic reports from US, Germany lay bare Covid-19 damage
Resurgence of coronavirus tempers hopes of third quarter rebound
US retail sales post record resurgence in May as 2.5m return to work
Rise of 17.7% comes after April’s 14.7% slump
Apple chipmaker secures government subsidies for $12bn Arizona plant
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is also the main chip supplier for Huawei
Huawei warns latest US curbs will inflict a ’terrible price’ on global tech industry
US bars any chipmaker using American equipment from supplying Huawei without government approval
US exports, imports slump in March to three-year low
Dip comes as coronavirus pandemic shuts down economies across the world
US accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets, assisting Iran
Company charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from six US technology firms
Huawei plays down impact of new US licence extension
Trump administration offers 90-day extension to US firms doing business with Chinese companies
US to issue licences for supply of non-sensitive goods to Huawei – NYT
High-level officials from US and China meet this week to resume trade talks
State third largest source of repatriated US offshore cash last year
New tax law has seen multinationals’ profits returned to US after being held abroad
Stocks surge on Lagarde nomination to ECB
Markets close: S&P 500 hits new record high while Iseq outperforms most euro-zone peers
Huawei phone crisis: What you need to know and what you need to do
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Trump to prohibit US companies from using Huawei
Move came after Huawei said it was willing to sign no-spy agreements with governments
European shares advance even as carmakers stuck in reverse
In Dublin, the Iseq index edged 0.1 per cent higher to 5,976,91
Global car-building nations plot response to Trump auto tariff threats
Trump considers tariffs of up to 25%, a levy critics warn will increase vehicle costs
European stock rise but tech woes weigh on US shares
Markets: Iseq closes down almost half a per cent
Why space capitalism will eat itself
Nation states are no longer the driving force behind the next space race. Money is
US to slap tariffs soon on steel, aluminium from EU - sources
Announcement could come as early as this morning from Washington
Ivanka Trump’s firm gets Chinese trademarks days before ZTE reversal
Trademarks issued to US president daughter raise concern about White House ethics
Trump orders U-turn to get China’s ZTE back into business
Telecom group hit by US clampdown works with Denis O’Brien’s Digicel
North in contact with Bombardier to ensure joint venture ‘moving swiftly’
Joint venture with Airbus on C-Series aircraft supports 1,000 jobs in the North
Investors jittery but tech stocks gain as the US awaits key inflation data
Rebound in tech stocks after the opening of US trading
UK government expects Bombardier tariffs to be endorsed in US
Tariffs of almost 300% on CSeries jets seen as major threat to jobs in North
American tax reform has broad political will behind it
The US has promised radical tax change before – but this time they might mean it
Trump triggers trade renegotiations with Canada and Mexico
Nafta partners both welcome American moves to revamp 11-year-old agreement
US housing starts fall to five-month low
Weakness in construction of multi-family units is blamed for slowdown
Pickup in US retail sales adds to steady consumer spending
Sales rose in nine of 13 major retail categories
US economy has weakest performance in three years
Slowdown reflects slower consumer spending, which grew by just 0.3%
Trump’s latest orders target trade abuses, import duty evasion
Executive orders come a week after Trump’s promise to replace Obamacare imploded
Chinese firm signed for Digicel upgrade pleads guilty in Texas case
ZTE found guilty of conspiring to evade sanctions by exporting US technology to Iran
Civil war breaks out in White House in row over trade
‘Fiery meeting’ in Oval Office between economic nationalists and pro-trade moderates
New home sales rebound in US but consumer sentiment ebbs
Consumer sentiment index fell in January after rising in the aftermath of Trump’s victory
US economy slowed more than expected in last quarter
Strong job market and optimism for Trump policies expected to spur growth in 2017
US goods trade deficit widens; labour market near full strength
Initial claims for state benefits dropped 10,000 for the week ending December 24th
US new home sales jump to four-month high
5% rise recorded in November may be result of expectations of higher mortgage rates
US jobless figures rise but remain below 300,000 threshold
Data show new orders for US-manufactured capital goods rebounding in October
Wilbur Ross now leading candidate for US commerce secretary
Former BoI investor was one of several candidates to meet Trump and Pence
Exports boost US growth as consumer spending slows
Third-quarter GDP increases at a 2.9% rate, the strongest growth rate in two years
US trade deficit narrows as exports hit 10-month high
Exports of goods and services rose 1.9% in July to $186.3bn, new figures show
US consumer spending rises in July; inflation remains tame
Demand for automobiles lifts spending, paves way for Fed interest rate rise this year
US consumer spending rises more than expected in June
Spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, gains 0.4% in June after a similar gain in May
US housing starts rise more than expected in June
But downward revision to May’s data pointed to housing sector treading water in the second quarter
US retail sales record biggest jump in over 12 months
Latest numbers suggest economy is regaining momentum after stalled first quarter
US retail sales unexpectedly drop in March
Latest numbers provide further evidence that economic growth is faltering
US fourth-quarter GDP growth revised up; profits dive
GDP increased at a 1.4% annual rate instead of the previously reported 1% pace
Privacy Shield takes over from Safe Harbour
New provisions fall worryingly short of the demand for firm legal safeguards and oversight
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