‘Don’t react’: trade officials look past Trump noise at NAFTA talks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Donald Trump may be president of the United States but his words do not necessarily carry the weight of the U.S. government at the biggest trade shake-up he is pushing. Sometimes, it is better to block them out and carry on, off…
Russia tells EU gas supplies via Ukraine under no immediate threat
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia’s Energy Ministry said on Saturday that gas giant Gazprom’s intention to terminate contracts with Ukraine poses no immediate threat to natural gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine.
As NAFTA weighs, Trump’s tariffs drive new U.S. auto concerns
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – From a hotel in Mexico City, Ann Wilson, a senior executive at the U.S. Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), is fielding calls from American auto parts makers worried that President Donald Trump’s metal tariffs …
Indian police say gold bribes given in $2 billion bank fraud case
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An official of India’s Punjab National Bank received gold and diamond jewelry from a billionaire jeweler accused of being involved in a $2 billion bank fraud, the federal police told a court on Saturday.
Russia’s Gazprom says has started ending gas contracts with Ukraine
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia’s gas giant Gazprom said on Saturday it had started moves to terminate gas supply contracts with Ukraine’s Naftogaz, though Kiev said there had so far been no impact on supplies through its pipelines to Europe.
German state minister says diesel bans unlikely before 2020
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Any diesel bans would likely take two years to put in place by which time the affected cities may have found other ways to reduce pollution, Hendrik Wuest, the transport minister of the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia, said…
Porsche could build flying taxis, says sales chief
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s sports car maker Porsche could develop a flying passenger vehicle to compete with rivals in a possible market for urban air taxis and ride-sharing services, Porsche sales chief Detlev von Platen told a German magazin…
Dialog expects to supply chips to Apple through 2020: CEO in paper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Dialog Semiconductor expects Apple , its top customer, to use its chips for a significant proportion of its devices in 2019 and 2020, Chief Executive Jalal Bagherli told a German newspaper.
Russia’s Gazprom says has started terminating gas contracts with Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s gas giant Gazprom has started a procedure to terminate contracts with Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz in an arbitration tribunal in Stockholm, Gazprom deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev said on Saturday.
Faced with U.S. tax cuts, France, Germany hasten harmonization: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany and France will bring forward plans to introduce a common corporation tax system in response to tax cuts announced by the Trump administration, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
