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Need to Know
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![Trump OKs around $50 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods]()
Trump OKs around $50 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods
- Jeffrey Frankel: The Republicans have a long history of protectionism
- Caroline Baum: Trump gets it backwards when he says the U.S. is a ‘piggy bank that everybody’s robbing’
- The Conversation: Trump’s trade threats are becoming counterproductive
- Outside the Box: Trump shows he can tear down, but can he also rebuild?
- A China skeptic takes a victory lap as unwanted steel floods the market
- Qualcomm, NXP stocks spike after report that China has cleared acquisition
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Personal finance
![The secret to getting airfare deals is all in the timing]()
The secret to getting airfare deals is all in the timing
Here are some tips on how and when to book your trip so you get the most for your dollar.
![My daughter went vegan — here’s how I survived]()
My daughter went vegan — here’s how I survived
How one dad coped with new tastes at mealtime and liked it.
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Inside Marketwatch
Qualcomm extends tender offer of NXP shares for at least the 25th time
Qualcomm Inc. has extended on Friday its cash tender offer for NXP Semiconductor N.V.'s outstanding shares for the no-less-than 25th time over the past 16 months. The expiration was extended to 5 p.m. ET on June 22, from 5 p.m. on June 15. The offer is pursuant to the merger agreement dated Oct. 27, 2016. The first extension was announced on Feb. 6, 2017. Qualcomm's stock climbed 1.3% and NXP shares rallied 2.1% in premarket trade, after the South China Morning Post reported overnight that Chinese regulators have approved Qualcomm's acquisition of NXP. Over the past 12 months, Qualcomm's stock has gained 4.4%, NXP shares have tacked on 3.7%, the PHLX Semiconductor Index has soared 33% and the S&P 500 has climbed 14%.
6 Fitbit employees charged with stealing Jawbone trade secrets
Six current and former employees of Fitbit Inc. were indicted by federal prosecutors Thursday for allegedly possessing trade secrets of now-defunct fitness-tracker rival Jawbone. The six, who all moved to Fitbit after working at Jawbone, are accused of violating confidentiality agreements and knowingly possessing trade secrets; they could face sentences of up to 10 years in prison. "Intellectual property is the heart of innovation and economic development in Silicon Valley," Acting U.S. Attorney Alex G. Tse said in a statement. "The theft of trade secrets violates federal law, stifles innovation, and injures the rightful owners of that intellectual property." The two San Francisco-based companies had been involved in litigation, which was settled last year, in which Jawbone accused Fitbit of stealing its employees and trade secrets. In an email, a Fitbit spokesperson said a federal administrative law judge ruled in 2016 in a case involving the same people that "no Jawbone trade secrets were misappropriated or used in any Fitbit product, feature or technology." Jawbone, which was valued at more than $3 billion in 2014, was liquidated last year. Fitbit shares are up about 30% this year.
