According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV are slated to to resume some production at their U.S. factories from May 18. Their U.S. plants were shutdown in… Read More ›
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China faces double whammy from coronavirus infections and African Swine flu, food security at risk
On Monday, an official from China’s agriculture ministry stated, its farm production and market operations face significant challenges this year and faces a double threat of imported coronavirus cases as well as African swine fever. During a video conference on… Read More ›
China buying U.S. agricultural products as per Phase 1 trade agreement, looks forward to coordinated response
On Sunday, China’s Global Times cited China’s ambassador to the U.S. as saying, China is in the midst of implementing the first phase of the U.S.-China trade pact and hoped that the two could work together to assess the changing… Read More ›
3M files lawsuit against Performance Supply LLC for alleged price gouging by as much as 600%
3M Co has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey-based Performance Supply LLC alleging that it had posed as an authorized 3M vendor of its N95 respirators and had offered millions of them for sale after hiking up their price by… Read More ›
Nissan seeking $4.6 billion line of credit following coronavirus sales hit
On Thursday, Japan’s Nikkei business daily reported, Nissan Motor has requested a $4.6 billion (500 billion yen) line of credit from major lenders following a downward trend in sales due to the coronavirus outbreak. Nissan made the request to three… Read More ›
Qatar postpones $8 billion of un-awarded contracts for capex projects due to coronavirus
On Tuesday, Qatar’s ruler asked the government to delay $8.2 billion in unawarded contracts on capital expenditure projects due to the coronavirus outbreak. The outbreak is likely to negatively impact the Qatari economy and could lead to a recession, said… Read More ›
Volkswagen’s commercial truck unit seeing cancellation of orders, job cuts possible: German magazine
In an article that was published on Friday by German magazine WirtschaftsWoche, the chief of Volkswagen’s commercial truck unit, Traton, said, it has seen cancellations of orders due to the coronavirus outbreak; these are however manageable. WirtschaftsWoche also quoted Andreas… Read More ›
All Foreign investments proposals in Australia comes under purview of Foreign Investment Review Board
In a significant development, Australia stated, its Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) will assess all foreign investment proposals so as to prevent a distressed sale of corporate assets. On Monday, Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg stated, the temporary reduction to zero… Read More ›
PetroChina declares force majeure on imports
According to four industry sources, PetroChina has declared force majeure on natural gas imports, including on liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments and on gas imported via pipelines, following the coronavirus outbreak. PetroChina issued the force majeure notice to suppliers of… Read More ›
Federal Reserve likely to trim interest rates before March 17-18 meeting: Goldman Sachs economists
Economists ar Goldman Sachs have predicted that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates before its next scheduled meeting in two weeks time, citing an unscheduled statement from the head of the U.S. central bank on Friday…. Read More ›
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