UPDATE 2-Bayer to phase out Essure birth control device in U.S.

Life sciences company Bayer AG said on Friday it would discontinue the sale of its birth control product Essure in the United States, citing a decline in sales of the implantable device that made the business no longer sustainable.

US STOCKS-Technology stocks lift Wall Street out of tariff worries

* Indexes up: Dow 0.13 pct, S&P 0.08 pct, Nasdaq 0.17 pct (Changes comment, adds details, updates prices)

Analytiker: Amerikansk centralbank bøjer sig næppe for Trumps pres

Selv om Donald Trump har lanceret en kraftigt kritik af den amerikanske centralbanks renteforhøjelser, skal man næppe forvente, at Federal Reserve vil bøje sig for det politiske pres.

UPDATE 1-U.S. drillers cut rigs by most since March this week – Baker Hughes

U.S. energy companies this week cut oil rigs by the most in a week since March as the rate of growth has slowed over the past month or so with recent declines in crude prices.

UPDATE 5-Trump threatens tariffs on all $500 bln of Chinese imports

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was ready to impose tariffs on all $500 billion of imported goods from China, threatening to escalate a clash over trade policy that has unnerved financial markets.

Trump truer igen Kina med straftold: »villig til at gå op til 500 mia. dollar«

USA’s præsident, Donald Trump, skruer fredag op for truslerne om at straffe kineserne for deres handelspolitik.

Trump truer Kina med ekstra told på alle varer

USA’s præsident, Donald Trump, skruer fredag op for truslerne om at straffe kineserne for deres handelspolitik.