U.S. tariffs to stay on Turkey, Qatar offers Ankara aid
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday ruled out removing steel tariffs that have contributed to a currency crisis in Turkey even if Ankara frees a U.S. pastor, as…
Trump backs boycott of Harley Davidson in steel tariff dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump backed boycotting American motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson Inc (HOG.N) on Sunday, the latest salvo in a dispute between the company and Trump over tariffs…
Tribune Media files suit, terminates Sinclair merger deal
(Reuters) – Tribune Media Co (TRCO.N) said on Thursday it had terminated a $3.9 billion deal to be acquired by Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI.O) and was suing Sinclair for breach…
U.S. built Mercedes-Benz SUV’s held up by Chinese customs
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz sports utility vehicles built in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are being checked for potential problems by Shanghai customs authorities, Daimler (DAIGn.DE) confirmed on Thursday, as a trade dispute…
U.S. sanctions whack Russia’s rouble, Turkey’s lira free-falls
LONDON (Reuters) – Alarm bells were ringing on Thursday as harsh new U.S. sanctions drove drove down Russia’s rouble Turkey’s lira plunged as worries mounted that Ankara was sliding towards…
China to slap additional tariffs on $16 billion of U.S. goods
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China is slapping additional tariffs of 25 percent on $16 billion worth of U.S. imports from fuel and steel products to autos and medical equipment, the Chinese…
U.S. argues judge failed to take its arguments into account in AT&T trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Monday the judge in the trial to stop AT&T Inc’s (T.N) purchase of Time Warner failed to take into account how companies…
Chinese state media slams Trump for ‘extortion’ in trade dispute
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Monday lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies in an unusually personal attack, even as they sought to reassure investors about…
Indonesia lobbies U.S. to maintain special tariff treatment
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia lobbied visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to keep the Southeast Asian nation on a list of countries that receive preferential trade terms, its foreign…
Huawei in British spotlight over use of U.S. firm’s software
LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies is facing increased scrutiny in Britain because it is using an aging software component sold by a firm based in the United States, one…