Mexico minister says NAFTA must remain a trilateral accord
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo on Tuesday rejected making a bilateral trade treaty with the United States, saying the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is currently being renegotiated, must remain a three-…
U.S. manufacturing, business spending on equipment slowing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-made goods recorded their biggest decline in six months in January and business spending on equipment appeared to be slowing after strong growth in 2017.
U.S. sees national security risk from Broadcom’s Qualcomm deal: Treasury
(Reuters) – A U.S. government national security panel said it identified potential risks that warrant a full investigation of Singapore-based Broadcom Ltd’s $117 billion bid for chipmaker Qualcomm Inc , a senior U.S. Treasury official said in a letter…
Global oil sector needs $20 trillion investments over 25 years: Saudi Aramco CEO
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The global oil and gas industry needs to invest more than $20 trillion over the next 25 years to meet expected growth in demand and compensate for the natural decline in developed fields, Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Officer Amin Na…
Wall Street advances on signs of North Korea talks
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday on signs of easing tensions in the Korean Peninsula and mounting pressure against potentially damaging metals tariffs proposed by President Donald Trump.
Target profit misses estimates, outlook disappoints; shares sink
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Target Corp missed profit estimates for the holiday quarter on Tuesday as it invested to compete better online and in its stores and its financial outlook disappointed some investors, sending shares down 4 percent in early trading…
BlackRock, Soros interested in IPO of Deutsche Bank unit: source
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BlackRock , George Soros and major sovereign wealth funds are among the investors expressing interest in buying stakes in the initial public offering of Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm, a person familiar with the matter said…
Daimler CEO says Li Shufu partnership requires consensus from BAIC
GENEVA (Reuters) – Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche on Tuesday welcomed Geely [GEELY.UL] Chairman Li Shufu as a new shareholder and said any industrial alliance will depend on whether current China partner BAIC agrees.
Taxi drivers protest against Uber ‘invasion’ in Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – Hundreds of taxi drivers marched in central Athens on Tuesday to protest at what they called an “invasion” by Uber, and attacked passing cars they thought were being used by the ride-hailing service.
Mexico economy minister says NAFTA must remain a trilateral accord
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo on Tuesday ruled out talk of a bilateral trade treaty with the United States, saying the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is currently being renegotiated, must remain a thre…
