Mexico, Canada shun NAFTA autos counteroffers: sources
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Divisions over updating the NAFTA trade deal showed no sign of easing on Sunday as Mexico and Canada signaled they would not offer counterproposals to U.S. demands for far stronger automotive content rules, people with knowledge…
Oil markets tepid ahead of OPEC meeting at month-end
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil markets were tepid on Monday as traders were reluctant to take on big new positions ahead of an OPEC meeting at the end of the month, when the producer club is expected to decide whether to continue output cuts aimed at proppi…
Asian shares subdued after Wall Street retreats, euro slips
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares started the week on the back foot on Monday, pressured by a retreat on Wall Street amid tax reform uncertainty while the euro skidded after German coalition talks hit an impasse.
With little movement, NAFTA talks said to run risk of stalemate
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement appeared to be in danger of grinding to a stalemate amid complaints of U.S. negotiators’ inflexibility, people familiar with the process said on Sunday.
Avolon firms up deal for 75 Boeing jets, may order 20 more
HONG KONG/PARIS (Reuters) – Chinese-owned aircraft leasing company Avolon has firmed up an order for 75 Boeing airplanes and may order 20 more, its parent Bohai Capital said on Sunday.
Airbus faces tricky hurdles over stalled A380 Emirates deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – A preliminary deal to sell 36 A380s to Emirates blew up in an Airbus hospitality chalet moments before the Gulf carrier was expected to shower $30 billion on the planemaker and its U.S. rival Boeing at the start of last week’s Dubai A…
Battered GE shares lure some buyers but worst may not be over
NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co shares stabilized after a brutal slide last week sent the stock near six-year lows, but the worst may not be over.
‘No fireworks’ at NAFTA talks, but few signs of progress
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Negotiations in Mexico to update NAFTA have not made much progress on tough U.S. demands that could sink the 1994 trade pact, but the current round of talks are progressing with civility, some participants said on Saturday.
‘No fireworks’ at NAFTA talks, but few signs of progress: source
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Negotiators at high stakes talks to update NAFTA have so far kept their tempers but are not making much progress on tough U.S. demands that could sink the 1994 trade pact, a well-placed source said on Saturday.
Exclusive: Qualcomm set to win conditional Japanese antitrust okay for NXP deal – source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm is set to win “imminent” Japanese antitrust clearance for its $38-billion bid for NXP Semiconductors and gain Europe’s approval by the end of the year with slight tweaks to its concessions, a person familiar with the matter said.
