U.S., Canada, Mexico sign trade deal after last-minute brinkmanship
The leaders of Mexico, Canada and the United States signed a North American trade pact on Friday after brinkmanship over the final details of the deal continued through the eve of the signing.
U.S.-China dispute casts shadow as world leaders gather in Argentina
The leaders of the world’s top economies gathered in Argentina on Friday for talks overshadowed by a U.S.-China trade war that has roiled global markets, bracing for the kind of geopolitical drama U.S. President Donald Trump often brings to the interna…
Toyota to shake up management structure
Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would shake up its management executive ranks, including hiring new people and shuffling current roles across the company.
Wall Street opens flat ahead of Trump-Xi trade meeting
U.S. stocks opened flat on Friday as caution mounted ahead of a high-stakes U.S.-China trade meeting at the G20 Summit, whose outcome would determine if the trade war that has roiled financial markets would abate or worsen.
UK banks push on with dispute system for wronged firms after scandals
Britain’s biggest banks are plowing ahead with plans to set up a new dispute resolution system for small firms wronged by lenders, despite opposition from lawmakers who say the planned remedies are too weak.
Gucci to add sparkle with high-end jewels, Kering’s Pinault says
Gucci, the Italian fashion label driving revenue growth at French luxury group Kering , will branch into high end jewelry with a collection in June or July, Kering boss Francois-Henri Pinault said in a newspaper interview on Friday.
U.S. Trade Representative says any U.S.-China agreement entirely up to leaders
There will be good discussion on “very serious issues” between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday but any agreement will be “entirely up to” the two leaders, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said o…
Former GE employees say insurance risks were ignored: WSJ
General Electric Co’s former employees are being questioned by federal investigators about details in a legacy insurance business that led to accounting issues at the conglomerate last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Oil toils after worst month in a decade, Deutsche sinks DAX
Oil toiled at a more than one-year low after its worst month in a decade on Friday, while most major markets were keeping moves tight ahead of a weekend meeting between U.S. and Chinese presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
Canada, Mexico, U.S. sign new trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto signed a new trade agreement on Friday known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
