Ford wants ‘certainty’ in any U.S. trade deals: chairman
As the Trump administration negotiates new trade pacts with Canada, China and other countries, Ford Motor Co Executive Chairman Bill Ford said on Thursday the automaker wants deals that allow it to plan and invest with “certainty.”
Fed chief Powell signals central bank is done with signaling
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has a new message for financial markets: watch the data on jobs, wages and inflation for signals on monetary policy – not the U.S. central bank’s words or forecasts.
Canada sticks to plan to stay at NAFTA talks despite Trump attack
Canada on Thursday shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism that talks to modernize NAFTA were moving too slowly and made clear it had to keep negotiating as long as there was a chance of success.
VW will support retrofitting of older diesel cars in Germany – source
(Corrects day of week in first paragraph of September 27 story to Thursday from Friday)
U.S. capital goods orders, trade data temper third-quarter growth forecasts
New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods fell in August after four straight months of strong gains and the goods trade deficit widened sharply, prompting some economists to significantly lower their economic growth estimates for the third quarter.
U.S. dollar rises on weaker euro, Fed policy; stocks gain
The U.S. dollar held near a one-week high against a basket of major currencies on Thursday following an interest rise by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, while robust economic growth and a rally in the shares of Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc boosted th…
Wall Street pushed higher by Apple, Amazon
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, helped by high-flying shares of Apple and Amazon, as well as the Federal Reserve’s confidence in the strength of the economy as it raised rates for the third time this year.
Harris Corp to build core processor for Lockheed’s F-35 jet
Lockheed Martin Corp’s aeronautics unit said on Thursday an important processor of its F-35 fighter jet will be built by Harris Corp , reducing the device’s cost by 75 percent.
Unions accuse IKEA of undermining workers’ rights in three markets
Unions accused furniture retailer IKEA on Thursday of undermining workers’ rights in the United States, Ireland and Portugal, and asked the Dutch government to mediate.
Volkswagen prepared to compromise on diesel fixes: source
Volkswagen is prepared to agree to a compromise on hardware retrofits for diesel vehicles and to offer further incentives for drivers to swap some older diesel vehicles for newer ones, a person familiar with the matter said.
