Air France-KLM appoints first foreign CEO over union objections
Air France-KLM named Air Canada executive Benjamin Smith as its new boss on Thursday, opting for an outsider to steer the airline group through a fraught stand-off with unions at its French carrier.
USTR Lighthizer eyes NAFTA ‘breakthrough,’ Mexico urges flexibility
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Thursday expressed hope a breakthrough could be made in coming days on reworking the NAFTA trade deal, though his Mexican counterpart said flexibility was needed to reach agreement.
Google employees demand more oversight of China search engine plan
Google is not close to launching a search engine app in China, its chief executive said at a companywide meeting on Thursday, according to a transcript seen by Reuters, as employees of the Alphabet Inc unit called for more transparency and oversight o…
Air France KLM names Air Canada executive Smith as CEO
The board of Air France-KLM named Air Canada executive Benjamin Smith as its new chief executive on Thursday, opting for an outsider to try and steer the group through a fraught stand-off with unions at its French carrier.
Lanxess CEO not a candidate for Thyssenkrupp CEO job: source
Lanxess Chief Executive Matthias Zachert is not available to become CEO of Thyssenkrupp , a source familiar with the matter said, ending speculation that he could replace interim CEO Guido Kerkhoff.
White House counsel asked FCC chair about Sinclair Tribune merger status
White House counsel Don McGahn called the head of Federal Communications Commission in July to ask about the status of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc’s now abandoned $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media Co .
Exclusive: U.S. seed sellers push for limits on Monsanto, BASF weed killer
America’s two biggest independent seed sellers, Beck’s Hybrids and Stine Seed, told Reuters they are pushing U.S. environmental regulators to bar farmers from spraying dicamba weed killer during upcoming summers in a potential blow to Bayer AG’s Monsan…
Stocks, emerging market currencies up on U.S.-China trade talk plan
U.S. stocks and emerging market currencies rebounded on Thursday after China said it will hold trade talks with the United States later in August and Turkey’s lira continued its recovery run.
Trump pushes U.S. lawsuit against drug companies over opioids
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday again pressed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to sue drug companies over the nation’s ongoing opioids crisis.
Turkey will emerge stronger from lira crisis despite U.S. row: minister
Finance Minister Berat Albayrak assured international investors on Thursday that Turkey would emerge stronger from its currency crisis, insisting the country’s banks were healthy and signaling it could ride out a row with the United States.
