Germany’s VDMA calls EU’s exemption plans for US goods a ‘slap in the face’

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s VDMA machinery and equipment manufacturers lobby on Friday called the EU’s planned tariff exemption for certain products from the United States “a direct slap in the face” and said the EU Commission needed to “urgently renegotiate”. The European Commission proposed on Thursday removing duties on imported U.S. industrial goods in return for…

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Nippon Steel bets on $11 billion investment, tech transfer to lift U.S. Steel profit

By Yuka Obayashi, Katya Golubkova and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Nippon Steel plans to increase profit at U.S. Steel through an $11 billion investment and the transfer of its operational techniques and advanced technologies to expand capacity and add more high-grade products, a senior executive said. Nippon Steel’s $14.9-billion acquisition of U.S. Steel closed…

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Apple teams up with TuneIn to boost radio features amid streaming competition

(Reuters) -Apple will distribute its curated radio stations on a global network of devices, including speakers, headphones and cars, through a partnership with TuneIn, the digital radio platform said on Wednesday. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant’s six radio stations will be available outside its app for the first time on TuneIn to its 75 million…

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US cancelling another $175 million in California high-speed rail projects

When the market was closed, this was happening Today’s Breaking News ⏳ Time to Say Goodbye to “Old” Dollar? Say Hello to “Trump’s New Dollar” [sponsor] Analysis-Canadian Pacific joins Buffett in rejecting railroad consolidation, narrowing merger prospects NEW YORK (Reuters) -Two major rail operators have taken themselves out of the merger game that has gripped the…

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