Trump says trade pact with Canada, Mexico will support U.S. jobs
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said a new free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico would support hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs, marking it as a victory in his push to reshape the lines of global commerce.
USTR predicts new trade deal with Canada, Mexico will pass Congress
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Monday he believed the new trade pact with Mexico and Canada will pass Congress with substantial majorities because it contains benefits for all.
Renault electrifies core line-up in hybrid push
Renault will introduce hybrid versions of its top-selling models, the French carmaker said on Monday, as the European auto industry races to meet tightening emissions goals.
Wall Street rises as industrials gain after NAFTA deal
Wall Street started off the fourth quarter on a healthy note on Monday, led by automotive and railroad stocks, after a last-minute deal to salvage NAFTA as a trilateral pact.
Tesla shares jump on Model 3 numbers, Musk deal
Shares of Tesla Inc jumped by almost 18 percent on Monday as Chief Executive Elon Musk settled a lawsuit that had threatened to force him out and said a surge in third-quarter production had driven it to the verge of profitability.
Canada’s Trudeau says made difficult compromises to reach new trade deal
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that Canada made some difficult compromises to reach a deal to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement.
easyJet founder sues Netflix over ‘Easy’
Two seasons in, UK budget airline magnate Stelios Haji-Ioannou is suing Netflix over the title of its Chicago-based show “Easy”, arguing it infringes on more than a thousand trademarks he has registered using the word in Europe.
StanChart braces for possible new Iran fine of about $1.5 billion: Bloomberg
British bank Standard Chartered Plc is bracing for a possible new fine of about $1.5 billion as a result of previous Iranian sanctions violations, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Ford says it is ‘very encouraged’ by new trade pact
Ford Motor Co said Monday it is “very encouraged” by an announcement of a revised free trade deal reached late Sunday between the United States, Canada and Mexico — an agreement likely to remove significant uncertainty from automakers who feared a co…
European, Asian factory growth sputters on weakening exports, Americas mixed
Growth in factory activity slowed across Europe and Asia in September, with export orders weakening before the latest escalation in the U.S.-China trade conflict, but was little changed in the Americas.
