Trump’s next $100 billion tariff dilemma: hit Wal-Mart or Apple Store?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumers may be about to directly feel the effects of the trade fight started by U.S. President Trump with China and other countries this year when…
Trump rails against high oil prices, OPEC pushes back
WASHINGTON/JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump accused OPEC on Friday of “artificially” boosting oil prices, drawing rebukes from some of the world’s top energy exporters. “Looks like…
U.S. said to investigate AT&T, Verizon over wireless collusion claim: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. has opened a probe into alleged coordination by AT&T Inc (T.N), Verizon Communications (VZ.N) and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching…
China’s ZTE slams U.S. ban on sales, says company’s survival at risk
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s ZTE Corp (0763.HK) (000063.SZ) said on Friday that a U.S. ban on the sale of parts and software to the company was unfair and threatens…
U.S. appeals court blocks Indiana ‘selective’ abortion law
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday declared unconstitutional an Indiana law signed by then-Governor Mike Pence that banned women from having abortions because of the gender, race or…
Global leaders seek to reignite fight against deadly malaria
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) – Renewed action and boosted funding to fight malaria could prevent 350 million cases of the disease in the next five years and save 650,000 lives…
U.S. bans American companies from selling to Chinese phone maker ZTE
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling components to Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp for seven years after breaking an agreement…
U.S., Mexico and Canada hasten NAFTA talks as elections loom: Pena Nieto
LIMA/MEXICO (Reuters) – The United States, Mexico and Canada will expedite NAFTA talks in a push to reach a deal in coming weeks, Mexico’s president said on Saturday after a…
‘Boiled frog syndrome’: Germany’s China problem
SCHROBENHAUSEN, Germany (Reuters) – Bauer, a big producer of construction equipment, is better placed than many German companies that invested heavily in China over the past few decades. Thomas Bauer,…
Union chief upbeat on prospects for deal in German wage talks
POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) – Negotiators for both Germany’s public sector unions and employers signaled a willingness to compromise at the start of a third round of wage talks on Sunday,…