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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday pressed automakers to build more vehicles in the United States and launched a fresh attack on the North American Free Trade Agreement that has benefited them, while the companies urged him to work with California to keep nationwide U.S. vehicle emissions standards.
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co could resume production of its best-selling F-150 pickups as early as Friday, May 18 in Dearborn and Kansas City, according to a source familiar with the automaker’s plans.
(Reuters) – Takata Corp’s defective air bags have been linked to 278 injuries across the United States, according to updated figures released by U.S. Democratic Senator Bill Nelson of Florida, in advance of a hearing next week on the nomination of Heidi King to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co will resume production of F-150 pickups on Friday, May 18 at its Dearborn and Kansas City plants, according to a source familiar with the automaker’s plans.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior American, Canadian and Mexican officials on Friday ended a week of talks without a deal to modernize NAFTA, agreeing instead to resume negotiations soon, ahead of a deadline next week issued by U.S House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan.
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 rose on Friday, helped by healthcare stocks after President Donald Trump blasted high drug prices but avoided taking aggressive measures to cut them.
(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn on Friday added two more nominees to his slate for the board of SandRidge Energy Inc after the company expanded its board, suggesting that the hedge fund manager planned to press ahead with the proxy fight.
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A hedge fund industry gathering in Las Vegas this week was far less decadent than those of the past, as big money investors focused less on gambling and champagne-soaked “Sin City” celebrations and more on the grind of vetting fund managers.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 inched higher on Friday, helped along by healthcare stocks after U.S. President Donald Trump gave a speech blasting high drug prices but avoided taking aggressive measures to cut them.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior American, Canadian and Mexican officials on Friday ended a week of talks without a deal to modernize NAFTA, agreeing instead to resume negotiations soon, ahead of a deadline next week issued by a key U.S. congressional leader.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and United Arab Emirates signed a deal on Friday to resolve U.S. claims that Gulf carriers have received unfair government subsidies, sources briefed on the matter said.
(Reuters) – Wall Street moved sideways on Friday as technology stocks dipped after a six-day rally and healthcare shares rose on expectations that U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech on drug prices would largely spare the industry.
LISBON (Reuters) – Trading in the shares of utility company EDP-Energias de Portugal was suspended on Friday, as media reported that a Chinese group was set to make a takeover bid for the firm.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve board will hold a public vote on whether to lift growth restrictions on scandal-hit Wells Fargo following pressure from Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts lawmaker said on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mexico will not be rushed into revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to get a deal, Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Friday, while his Canadian counterpart spoke of a long “to-do list” in the negotiations.
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