Canadian PM open to compromise on disputed NAFTA sunset clause
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday rejected a U.S. demand for a sunset clause in NAFTA but said he was prepared to compromise on the issue, which is holding up talks to update the 1990s-era pact.
G7 agrees to fight protectionism as Trump threatens allies on trade
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – Leaders of the G7 nations on Saturday papered over the cracks in their alliance at a summit in Canada but came away with little more than an agreement to disagree on trade, as U.S. President Donald Trump defiantly brandis…
German regulator found defeat devices in Daimler diesel cars: BamS
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s road vehicle authority KBA has found five “illegal switch-off devices” in Daimler car engines, newspaper Bild am Sonntag (BamS) reported on Sunday.
Trump threatens U.S. allies on trade as he exits G7 summit
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused other countries of “robbing” the United States on trade and threatened to stop doing business with them altogether as he pushed his “America First” agenda at a Group of Seve…
With sales boom in mind, Gucci tightens grip on suppliers
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Kering’s fashion powerhouse Gucci is bringing more manufacturing in-house, as luxury firms step up efforts to meet rampant demand from Chinese shoppers with slicker operations.
Trump rails against ‘unfair’ trade at G7 leaders summit
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump railed against trade practices he called unfair to the United States at a Group of Seven nations summit where leaders agreed on Saturday to fight protectionism and reform the World Trade Organi…
Trump demands end to ‘unfair’ trade after G7 summit
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Group of Seven leaders that the United States wanted a quick end to trade practices that he says have led to an exodus of American companies and jobs to other countries.
Trump to leave G7 early, tensions high after ‘rant’ over trade
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Group of Seven leaders had a bitter exchange over trade tariffs, ratcheting tensions at a summit that he planned to leave early on Saturday before talks on climate change and the health of …
U.S., EU take small step on trade, but no breakthrough at G7 summit
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – The United States and European Union will establish a dialogue on trade within the next two weeks, a French official said on Friday, signaling a modest step forward for bitterly divided allies at a Group of Seven summit i…
G7 allies confront Trump with trade numbers in tense G7 summit
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump countered a slew of trade numbers from U.S. allies with his own, different data, holding firm to his position that the United States was at a disadvantage, an official at a G7 summit said on Fr…
