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• Trump Administration excludes strategic allies from higher import tariffs on aluminum and steel

  By admin1 on March 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The exemption, albeit temporary, will be further reviewed on May 1 2018. In a strategically significant development with widespread repercussions, U.S. President Donald Trump has excluded, albeit temporarily, 6 countries, including the European Union, Canada and Mexico, from stiff U.S…. Read More ›

• U.S. reins in Chinese influence in Australia

  By admin1 on March 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The training of U.S Marines in Australia is likely to dampen Australia-China relations while bolstering the United States’ long standing Asia pivot strategy. In a move designed to reign in Chinese aggression in Australia, on Friday, the Australian defense minister… Read More ›

• French President Emmanuel Macron warns China against escalation in international trade wars

  By admin1 on March 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce additional tariffs on China following an investigation into its trade policy and violation of U.S. intellectual property rights. On Thursday, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron told his Chinese counterpart Xi… Read More ›

• Reckitt Benckiser Group withdraws from race to acquire Pfizer Inc’s consumer healthcare business

  By admin1 on March 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  With Reckitt Benckiser out of the race, it is advantage GlaxoSmithKline Plc. Reckitt Benckiser Group, a British consumer goods group, has withdrawn from discussions with Pfizer Inc over buying its consumer healthcare business. According to sources familiar with the matter… Read More ›

• Autoliv’s CEO to head its electronics business after spin-off

  By admin1 on March 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Autoliv plans on spinning-off Veoneer – its electronics business, which focuses on driver assistance software, radar products and vision systems. On Thursday, Autoliv, the world’s biggest maker of airbags and seat belts, stated that Jan Carlson, its chief executive, would… Read More ›

• Bayer snags EU’s antitrust approval for its $62.5 billion acquisition of Monsanto

  By admin1 on March 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  While Bayer has already received approval from Brazil and conditional approval from China, its acquisition of its peer Monsanto is currently awaiting review by Russian and U.S antitrust authorities. In the latest mega mergers that will reshape the agrochemicals industry,… Read More ›

• Best Buy Inc ends relationship with Huawei

  By admin1 on March 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Huawei is likely to fall back to its old strategy of selling its smartphones in the U.S. only through open channels. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, Best Buy Co Inc, the largest U.S. consumer electronics… Read More ›

• EU firms scaling back their presence in UK

  By admin1 on March 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Lack of clarity on the UK’s long term relationship with EU is clouding supply chain decision-making beyond March 2019, the date the UK will formally break relationships with the EU. As per a survey, 1 in 7 business from EU… Read More ›

• EU lawmakers aims to punish non-EU airlines for unfair competitive practices

  By admin1 on March 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Airlines from China, Russia, the Gulf region, and Turkey could face punitive EU measures arising out of the final version of this regulation. In a significant development, an European Parliamentary committee stated, non-EU carriers could see their rights to fly… Read More ›

• U.S. government drops demand for U.S. auto content in NAFTA negotiations

  By admin1 on March 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  With this bone of contention being amicably resolved, NAFTA negotiations can continue. Two leading newspapers, The Mail and The Globe, have reported citing sources, that the U.S. government has dropped its demand all vehicles manufactured in Canada and Mexico for… Read More ›