Exclusive: Trump to approve Keystone XL at meeting with TransCanada CEO – official
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will announce the approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline at the White House on Friday, alongside the chief executive officer of builder TransCanada Corp, according to a senior administration official.
Europe’s financial lifeline from London in doubt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – For companies in the European Union, London is the chief gateway to finance. Rerouting the financial lines that run through London will be complex, experts say.
Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy, sees $9 billion in charges: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Toshiba Corp has informed its main lenders it is planning for U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co LLC to file for bankruptcy on March 31, people briefed on the matter said on Friday.
PPG chief snubbed by Akzo during Netherlands visit
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A team of executives from U.S. paint maker PPG left the Netherlands on Friday without meeting their counterparts at Akzo Nobel during a two-day charm offensive to win support for their proposed takeover of their Dutch rival.
German environmental lobby sues motor authority over VW scandal
HAMBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) – German environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has filed a suit against German motor authority KBA, accusing it of failing to act robustly enough over Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal.
Exclusive: HSBC to boost China staff by up to 1,000 in 2017, mostly in Pearl River Delta
HONG KONG (Reuters) – HSBC plans to add as many as 1,000 new employees to its Chinese retail banking and wealth management arm this year, the business’s regional head said, most of them in the Pearl River Delta, the heart of the bank’s growth strategy…
All drill, no frack: U.S. shale leaves thousands of wells unfinished
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. shale producers are drilling at the highest rate in 18 months but have left a record number of wells unfinished in the largest oilfield in the country – a sign that output may not rise as swiftly as drilling activity would indicate.
How a border tax could divide Boeing and its suppliers
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A U.S. tax overhaul proposed by Republican leaders in Congress would deepen divisions between big manufacturers like Boeing Co and the thousands of smaller companies that supply them, according to suppliers and tax and trade experts…
YouTube’s bid to grab TV dollars imperiled by advertiser revolt
(Reuters) – The decision by a handful of high-profile consumer brands to pull advertising from Google’s YouTube over offensive content could threaten the site’s long-term strategy of stealing ad dollars from television, analysts and ad industry professionals said Thursday.
Markets hanging on U.S. healthcare bill fallout
LONDON (Reuters) – All eyes in financial markets were fixed on stuttering Republican efforts to pass a replacement for Obamacare on Friday, the result of the vote and Donald Trump’s response seen as crucial to his promise to deliver a “phenomenal” tax …




