EU signals caution on Boeing 737 MAX return with no rubber stamp of FAA
For the Max to return to service, Boeing will have to show that the probability of a "catastrophic failure" is less than one-in-a-billion flight hours — the standard in the industry.
View ArticlePence says US-Canada relationship has ‘never been stronger’
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that President Donald Trump is a “great friend of the Canadian people” and that the U.S.-Canada relationship has “never been stronger,”...
View ArticleTrump announces new Mexican tariffs in response to migrants
The announcement comes as the administration has been pushing for passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that would update the North American Free Trade Agreement.
View ArticleUS companies are in line of fire of tariffs aimed at Mexico
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s surprise threat to impose escalating tariffs on Mexican imports jolted industry leaders throughout the U.S. economy Friday, sparked opposition even from usual...
View ArticleTrump barrels into uncharted waters with tariffs as weapon
President Donald Trump is taking the weaponization of tariffs to new extremes, testing the will of Congress to block the president’s use of a tool reserved for a national crisis and possibly provoking...
View ArticleBoutique bike shop shows how Trump’s tariffs can hit the little guy
It’s hard for a small, China-dependent company to reorient its supply chain on a dime.
View ArticleMidwest farmers assessing wettest and wildest planting season they can remember
In the Midwest, "You hear words like biblical, unprecedented," said Sherman Newlin, a corn and soybean farmer in Illinois. "That's all true." The storms and rains may soon lift, but the layers of...
View ArticleTrump-GOP split: Senators loudly oppose Mexico tariff threat
All sides remain hopeful, but with the tariffs set to start next Monday, fellow Republicans in Congress warned the White House they are ready to stand up to the president.
View ArticleGOP lawmakers intensify effort to stop tariffs against Mexico
Senators told officials from the White House and Department of Justice that there could be a disapproval vote if Trump moves forward — and this time, opponents of the tariffs could have enough support...
View ArticleFiat Chrysler withdraws its offer for Renault
Fiat Chrysler has withdrawn its offer to merge with Renault, a company spokesman confirmed Wednesday, walking away from a deal that would have created a new automotive giant.
View ArticleUS and Mexico: More talks, no deal yet to avert tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending a second day of tense negotiations, U.S. and Mexican officials failed Thursday to reach a deal to avert import tariffs that President Donald Trump is threatening to impose as...
View ArticleCarmakers turn to survival tactics with industry under siege
The aborted proposal to create the world’s third-largest automaker by merging Fiat-Chrysler and Renault was a response to the disruption threatening an industry that accounts for much of the world’s...
View ArticleTrump says tariffs on Mexico suspended indefinitely
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced late Friday that he had suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting that the country “has agreed to take strong measures” to stem the flow...
View ArticleTrump’s tariffs have already wiped out tax-bill savings for average Americans
The full force of the Chinese and Mexican tariffs and subsequent retaliation would mean that consumers are facing an extra $3,994 in costs because of tariffs, more than four times the $930 tax cut for...
View ArticleHuawei ban threatens U.S. national security, tech companies warn Trump...
U.S. technology companies have told the Commerce Department that the Trump administration’s ban on selling to the Chinese tech giant Huawei could significantly harm their bottom lines and might damage...
View ArticleMexico relented on border long before Trump’s deal
WASHINGTON — The deal to avert tariffs that President Donald Trump announced with great fanfare Friday night consists largely of actions that Mexico had already promised to take in prior discussions...
View ArticleTanker attacks are threatening the world’s most important oil route
The Strait of Hormuz, the gateway for a third of all crude oil by tanker, has become a security risk that could threaten the oil market.
View ArticleWal-Mart and hundreds of other companies call on Trump to drop China tariffs
The companies and groups said in the letter that they support Trump's efforts to hold trading partners accountable, but that both sides will lose in an escalated trade war.
View ArticleEuropean Central Bank hints at stimulus — drawing Trump ire
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank could unleash more stimulus if the economy doesn’t pick up soon, its president warned Tuesday, sparking a sharp drop in the euro and drawing an angry...
View ArticleGlobal economic growth is already slowing. The U.S. trade war is making it...
President Trump’s trade war is stirring uncertainty, weighing on manufacturing and disrupting increasingly delicate global economic growth.
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