Thyssenkrupp must decide on steel JV leadership soon: workers
Thyssenkrupp needs to quickly settle who will lead a planned European joint venture with Tata Steel , a labor leader said on Wednesday.
China confident on U.S. trade pact, Trump cites Xi’s ‘strong signals’
China expressed confidence on Wednesday that it can reach a trade deal with the United States, a sentiment echoed by U.S. President Donald Trump a day after he warned of more tariffs if the two sides could not resolve their differences.
Trump says he believes China’s Xi is sincere on trade
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believed Chinese President Xi Jinping was being sincere at their meeting on trade and that Beijing had been sending “strong signals” since then.
Factbox: What happens if the U.S. terminates NAFTA
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would soon give formal notice to the U.S. Congress to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), giving lawmakers six months to approve a new trade deal between the United States, Mexico a…
CVS offers ‘guaranteed net cost’ for pharmacy benefit clients
Pharmacy chain and benefits manager CVS Health Corp on Wednesday said as of Jan. 1 it will offer a new prescription benefit option guaranteeing its health plan clients 100 percent of any rebates, discounts or other fees paid by drugmakers.
Oil eases as fears of recession hobble financial markets
Oil recouped some of its early losses on Wednesday, echoing a modest recovery in global equities, but concern about the outlook for global growth and evidence of yet more crude supply kept gains in check.
Executives of big oil trading firms knew of Petrobras bribes: investigators
Brazilian investigators said on Wednesday that “top executives” of trading giants Vitol, Trafigura and Glencore had full knowledge that their employees paid millions in bribes to executives of state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA in retu…
Waymo unveils self-driving taxi service in Arizona for paying customers
Alphabet’s Waymo on Wednesday launched a significant development in its costly, decade-long quest for autonomous transportation: self-driving taxis that actually generate fares.
Glencore, Trafigura, Vitol bribed Petrobras staff: Brazil prosecutors
Trading giants Vitol, Trafigura and Glencore paid over $30 million in bribes to employees at state-owned oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil prosecutors said on Wednesday, in a graft scheme they believe is ongoing.
How Waymo compares to U.S. rivals in the race for robotaxis
Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving unit, launched on Wednesday the first commercial automated ride-hailing service of its size among the main U.S. companies vying to dominate the still nascent market.
