Headlines – October 25/17

  • Wall St slips at the open on tepid earnings. Read story
  • US House speaker says tax plan unlikely to swell deficit. Read story
  • Bank of Canada holds rates steady, pledges caution. Read story
  • New Zealand bans foreign home buyers. Read story
  • US new home sales race to nearly 10-year high. Read story
  • UK growth figures raise chances of rate increase. Read story
  • It pays to be Belgian central-bank chief. Read story
  • Uber says riders are not its customers; drivers are – and SEC on board. Read story
  • Amazon to sell ‘smart locks’ so it can slip packages into shopper’s home. Read story
  • Avoid these mistakes in your retirement planning. Read story
  • Clinton campaign, DNC paid for research that led to Russia dossier. Read story
  • Why Spain’s crisis in Catalonia threatens your European investments. Read story
  • China’s Xi could rule for decades, status elevated to same as Mao and Deng. Read story
  • China’s Communist Party is all in on the power of technology. Read story
  • Amazon receives 238 bids for its second headquarters. Read story
  • Vietnam jails student activist six years for propaganda against the state. Read story
  • On the lighter side. Check it out!