RCMP searching for missing Thompson man

Manitoba RCMP are concerned for the well-being of a man last seen in Thompson near Mystery Lake.

Erik White was last seen leaving a residence on Sauger Crescent in Thompson at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Sunday night.

Police describe the 29-year-old man as six feet tall and 185 pounds with blue eyes and blond hair.

He’s believed to be in the Thompson area.

The RCMP are asking anyone with information to call the Thompson RCMP Detachment at 204-677-6909 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477

Facebook employees may have been exposed to sarin: reports

Facebook Inc. FB, +0.00% employees may have been exposed to the deadly nerve agent sarin at a mailing facility on Monday, according to media reports. Two people may have been exposed to the nerve agent when a package triggered a device that Facebook uses to scan for dangerous substances, according to reports, citing Menlo Park fire officials. A spokesperson for Menlo Park FD confirmed that an ongoing "hazardous materials" situation was developing at a Facebook mailing facility but was unable to provide further details.

Teens love shopping on Amazon, even when they're not buying anything

• Teens love to shop onAmazon, even when they aren’t buying anything, according to a new Business Insider survey.
• In the survey, 45.8% ofGeneration Z respondents said that Amazon is one of their most-visited sites.
• That matches other surveys in which teens have said Amazon is their favorite place to shop online.
• Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

Teens are increasingly joining the online-shopping revolution — and it’s good news for Amazon.

Even when they aren’t purchasing anything, Generation Z, the group that comes after millennials, loves to browse Amazon.com. That’s according to a new survey by Business Insider, in which 45.8% of 13- to 21-year-olds said Amazon is one of their most-visited sites.

With both hands

American two-handed sensation, Anthony Simonsen, guiding young enthusiast Jeremy Yeo on the correct technique of two-handed bowling at a workshop organised by the Singapore Bowling Federation at Temasek Club yesterday.

Yeo was among 70 bowlers who received tips from Simonsen and renowned Irish bowler Christopher Sloan on the kind of power a two-handed release can generate and taking their game to the next level.

Trump Says New Round of Trade Talks With China Already Has Begun

President Donald Trump said a new round of trade talks with China is underway, ending a stalemate between the two countries amid escalating tariffs.

“It has already begun. They are speaking very much on the phone,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday, referring to the two nations’ trade negotiators. “It actually began before our meeting,” he added, referring to his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Japan on Saturday.

The two leaders announced the resumption of talks after their meeting, reflecting a truce in their trade war. Trump said he would hold off imposing an additional $300 billion in tariffs as talks continued.

Trump made the threat of more duties in May after he said China reneged on language that had previously been negotiated. It wasn’t clear what concessions Xi offered to get talks restarted.

Global chip sales decline for fifth straight month

Global chip sales dropped nearly 15% in May from a year ago and logged a fifth straight month of declines, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association Monday, as the industry has struggled with inventory issues over the past year. Global chip sales reached record high levels in the third quarter of 2018, and then declined for a second straight quarter. Global chip sales declined 14.6% to $33.1 billion from the year-ago period, SIA said. With May’s results, it appears as chip sales are on track for a third quarter of consecutive declines. "Global semiconductor sales fell well short last year’s monthly total in May, marking the fifth straight month of negative sales growth on a year-to-year basis," said John Neuffer, SIA president and chief executive, in a statement. "On a month-to-month basis, global sales increased modestly and sales into the Americas increased for the first time in seven months, although year-to-year sales into the Americas were down substantially." The PHLX Semiconductor Index SOX, +2.65% is up 30% for the year, compared with an 18% gain in the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.77% and a 22% gain in the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +1.06%

Trump says any China trade deal would need to be somewhat tilted in U.S. favor

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that trade talks with China were under way by phone and any deal would need to be somewhat tilted in favor of the United States.

Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed in a meeting on Saturday at a Group of 20 summit in Japan to restart trade talks after the last major round of negotiations collapsed in May. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)