U.S. agency submits auto tariff probe report to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department sent a report on Sunday to U.S. President Donald Trump that could unleash steep tariffs on imported cars and auto parts, provoking a…
Honda to close UK car plant with the loss of 3,500 jobs
LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese carmaker Honda is set to announce the closure of its only British car plant in 2022 with the loss of 3,500 jobs, a lawmaker told Reuters,…
Huawei founder says Huawei CFO arrest was politically motivated: BBC
(Reuters) – Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that the arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, was politically motivated. FILE PHOTO: Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies…
Britain does not support total Huawei network ban: sources
(Reuters) – British security officials do not support a full ban of Huawei from national telecoms networks despite U.S. allegations the Chinese firm and its products could be used by…
As medical costs mount, Japan to weigh cost-effectiveness in setting drug prices
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese doctor Yasushi Goto remembers prescribing the cancer drug Opdivo to an octogenarian and wondering whether taxpayers might object to helping fund treatment, which at the time…
Mexico to inject $3.9 billion in Pemex, seeks to prevent credit downgrade
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will inject $3.9 billion into ailing state oil company Pemex, officials said on Friday, promising to strengthen its finances and prevent a further credit downgrade,…
Analyst View: Investors divided over Mexico’s bailout of state oil company
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government promised on Friday to do what it takes to strengthen the finances of ailing state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos with an injection of…
France suggests glyphosate exit could be even slower than planned
PARIS (Reuters) – Only half of France’s farmland could do without glyphosate-based weed-killers by 2021, the country’s farm minister suggested, further lowering an initial ambition to get rid of the…
EU clinches copyright overhaul deal, tech giants in focus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to rewrite its two-decades-old copyright rules which will force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc to share revenue with the creative industries…
China, U.S. start high-level trade talks in Beijing: Xinhua
U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer leaves a hotel in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials, China, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States began…