CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) is set to launch its new astronaut capsule on Friday on its first unmanned journey to the International Space Station, a milestone test for the U.S. aerospace firm that is vying with SpaceX to revive NASA’s human spaceflight capabilities. A Boeing technician works on the Starliner crew
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FILE PHOTO: Chinese staff members adjust U.S. and Chinese flags before the opening session of trade negotiations between U.S. and Chinese trade representatives at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China February 14, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States are in close communication over the signing of their
FILE PHOTO: The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen before the company’s annual news conference in Stuttgart, Germany, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – BMW AG (BMWG.DE) and Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) said Wednesday they plan to exit the North American car-sharing market and will halt operations in Montreal, New York, Seattle, Washington D.C. and Vancouver.
PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler (FCA) (FCHA.MI) and Peugeot maker PSA (PEUP.PA) said on Wednesday they had agreed on a binding merger in a $50 billion deal that will pave the way to the creation of the world’s fourth-largest car maker. FILE PHOTO: The logos of car manufacturers Fiat and Peugeot are seen in front
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s (BA.N) decision to stop production of its best-selling 737 MAX aircraft involved in two fatal crashes will impact the U.S. economy and employment, but the pain may be brief and concentrated in areas where suppliers are located, analysts and executives say. FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737 Max aircraft is seen
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Santa came early to Asia’s stock markets on Tuesday as trade deal optimism, positive economic signals in China and Wall Street’s rally sent shares to an 18-month high, while familiar Brexit worries knocked sterling. FILE PHOTO: A passerby walks past an electronic boards Japan’s Nikkei average, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and
FILE PHOTO: A man stands in front of a screen showing broadcasts of Bloomberg Channel at Hong Kong’s financial Central district May 15,2013. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu PARIS (Reuters) – France’s markets watchdog AMF said on Monday it had fined U.S. news agency Bloomberg News 5 million euros ($5.5 million) for publishing a hoax press release relating
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China and the United States have agreed terms of a “phase one” trade deal under which Washington reduced some tariffs and Beijing canceled retaliatory duties that were previously scheduled to take effect on Dec. 15. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The “phase one” U.S.-China trade deal will nearly double U.S. exports to China over the next two years and is “totally done” despite the need for translation and revisions to its text, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: China’s Vice Premier Liu He gestures to the media between
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s deputy foreign minister, Jesus Seade, said on Saturday he sent a letter to the top U.S. trade official expressing surprise and concern over a labor enforcement provision proposed by a U.S. congressional committee in the new North American trade deal. FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Jesus
DOHA (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday a “phase one” trade deal between the United States and China was “very good” for global economic growth, and added that the second phase could come in several steps. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks about sanctions against Turkey at a news
FILE PHOTO: Logo of global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb is pictured on the blouse of an employee in Le Passage, near Agen, France March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (Reuters) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY.N) on Friday said it won a $752 million jury verdict against Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O) in a U.S. patent dispute relating
RACCOON TOWNSHIP, Ind./NEW YORK (Reuters) – When the U.S. ethanol industry was booming, Indiana farmer Paul Hodgen made good money selling about a quarter of his crop to a local facility that produced the corn-based fuel. FILE PHOTO: Corn rests on the ground on Hodgen Farm in Roachdale, Indiana, U.S. October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington will suspend some tariffs on Chinese goods and cut others in return for Beijing buying more American farm goods, U.S. sources said on Thursday, although a lack of confirmation from either side cast doubt on whether a deal was finalized. A source briefed on the status of bilateral negotiations said the
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares took another run at record highs on Thursday, as the right messages from the U.S. Federal Reserve set traders up for a packed day of central bank meetings and a Brexit-defining election in Britain. FILE PHOTO: People check their mobile phones as they stand outside the entrance of the London
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled rate settings were likely to remain accommodative but the imminent UK election and a deadline for Sino-U.S. trade talks kept investors cautious. FILE PHOTO: A man looks on in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house