Mixed messages: White House trade advisor Peter Navarro is forced to backtrack, saying the US-China trade deal is not over after his earlier comments suggesting the agreement was “off” hit markets. Apple plans to switch to its own chips for Macs, ending a 15-year relationship with Intel. The tech giant's CEO Tim Cook tells developers it's a huge leap in how the company powers its products. Meanwhile in Japan, Softbank sheds its shares in T-Mobile, selling 21 billion dollars worth of stock, as it divests two-thirds of its stake in a bid to raise funds for its buyback and debt draw-down plans. And finally in Europe, another deal attracts another investigation. The European Commission launches a 4-month anti-trust probe into LSE's 27 billion dollar bid for Refinitiv, amid competition concerns over the exchange mega-merger.

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