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By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods, which have slowed since the trade war during Donald Trump’s first presidential term, could be hit again if tariff hostilities resume when he returns to office in January, experts say. China remains the biggest market for U.S.…
Car companies are cutting costs heading into the end of the year.A price war in China poses a threat to profitability.Bloated inventory leads to production cuts. It’s been a busy few days for auto companies.Ford and Volkswagen each pulled back vehicle production plans this week. After the last shift on…
A former close ally of Russia said that President Vladimir Putin’s NATO-style alliance, far from offering security guarantees, now “creates threats” for his country.Armenia recently froze its membership in the six-nation Collective Security Treaty Organization of post-Soviet states, which has been seen as Putin’s answer to NATO.The CSTO also includes…
China may be holding back on economic stimulus ahead of the US presidential election, an economist wrote on Thursday.This is because Beijing is keeping its powder dry in case Republican candidate Donald Trump wins in the November polls, wrote Rory Green, the chief China economist at GlobalData.TS Lombard.Trump said in…
By Joe Brock and Allison Lampert SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing (NYSE:)’s U.S. West Coast factory workers will vote on a much-criticized new contract and a possible strike on Thursday, piling pressure on the planemaker as it wrestles with chronic production delays and mounting debt. A potential strike starting on Friday…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple (NASDAQ:)’s new iPhone launch drew scorn on Tuesday for its lack of artificial intelligence features in China, a challenge for the U.S. giant as it battles growing competition from Huawei Technologies in the world’s largest smartphone market. Apple unveiled its long-awaited, AI-boosted iPhone 16 on Monday,…
By Maria Martinez and John O’Donnell BERLIN (Reuters) – Having lost cheap energy from Russia and facing uncertainty over its once-lucrative trade ties with China, big German business is now facing a crunch point over a third ingredient in its long-time formula for success – consensual industrial relations. Together, Germany’s…
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) -Intel was one of the first two tech companies to join the during the late-’90s dot-com boom, along with Microsoft (NASDAQ:). Now, a slump in Intel (NASDAQ:)’s share price could cost the American chipmaker its place in the blue-chip index. Analysts and investors said Intel was…
By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (Reuters) – In Michigan this year, where dairy workers and herds have fallen ill from bird flu, a pair of unlikely prized cows are being prepped to take the state fair stage. State fair organizers are this year featuring Milkshake and…
By Hannah Confino RAMLA, Israel (Reuters) – Israel’s ambulance service has stocked blood supplies in a fortified underground centre, factories have moved out hazardous materials and municipal authorities are checking bomb shelters and water supplies as the country waits for a threatened attack from Iran and its proxies. Israel has…
