VCG | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook attends China Development Forum 2017 – Economic Summit at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 18, 2017 in Beijing, China. CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday he’s not convinced China will boycott Apple as part of the trade war with the United States. The …

Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state, arrives for his meeting with president-elect at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.  In red Kansas, President Donald Trump has a chance to disrupt what should be a relatively …

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Jeff Lawson, (C) Founder, CEO, & Chairman of Communications software provider Twilio Inc., takes a selfie photo during his company’s IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 23, 2016. Twilio soared to a new all-time high …

Joshua Roberts | Reuters Rick Gates, former campaign aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, departs after a bond hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2017. Rick Gates, the longtime business associate of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, returned to the witness stand Tuesday to give …

The S&P 500 is less than 1 percent away from a new record high and one technical analyst believes the index will surge past the milestone due to recently subdued volatility. “The progression of higher highs, higher lows, and reduced realized volatility add conviction to our medium-term bullish outlook,” J.P. …

Companies that discuss President Donald Trump – either positively or negatively – are far more likely to get backlash for their brands than find support from customers. Criticizing the president leads 56 percent of Trump voters to have a much less favorable view of a company’s brand while just 32 …

Andrew Powell | Liverpool FC | Getty Images Sadio Mane of Liverpool competes with Sadio Mane of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Liverpool at Emirates Stadium on August 14, 2016 in London, England. The club is now under new manager Unai Emery, who won three Europa …

Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 8, 2017. President Donald Trump will host a dinner with the leaders of several prominent companies from a variety of sectors Tuesday at his private golf club in …

Jim Young | Bloomberg | Getty Images A trader works in S&P 500 stock index options pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in Chicago, Illinois. At the same time, valuations — the current worth of a company — are at very high levels, only below the records registered …

The Washington Post | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has not dared to crack the South Korean market, where Coupang is the fastest-growing and best financed e-commerce site of all time. There are two trillion-dollar markets that are great new business opportunities for Amazon, according to D.A. Davidson. The …