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U.S. House set to approve new North American trade deal replacing NAFTA

U.S. House set to approve new North American trade deal replacing NAFTA

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to approve a rewritten North American trade deal on Thursday that includes tougher new labor and automotive content rules than its predecessor but leaves $1.2 trillion in U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade flows largely unchanged.



6 years ago
Volkswagen attracts bids for MAN Energy Solutions unit: sources

Volkswagen attracts bids for MAN Energy Solutions unit: sources

Volkswagen has attracted bids from Europe's Innio, Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy and U.S.-based Cummins for its MAN Energy Solutions, which makes diesel engines for ships and power generators, people close to the matter said.



6 years ago
Trump called Boeing CEO to inquire about 737 MAX production halt: sources

Trump called Boeing CEO to inquire about 737 MAX production halt: sources

U.S. President Donald Trump called Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg this week to ask about the status of 737 MAX production, two people briefed on the matter confirmed.



6 years ago
Markets quiet, dollar steady ahead of GDP data

Markets quiet, dollar steady ahead of GDP data

The dollar was roughly flat on Thursday morning awaiting gross domestic product data on Friday, little moved by a report showing that factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region has nearly stalled this month.



6 years ago
Wall Street stays near record high as Mnuchin says trade pact to be signed in January

Wall Street stays near record high as Mnuchin says trade pact to be signed in January

Wall Street hovered near record highs on Thursday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Washington and Beijing would sign an initial trade deal in early January, with traders also shrugging off the impeachment of President Donald Trump.



6 years ago
Oil hovers near three-month highs, supported by low U.S. inventories, trade progress

Oil hovers near three-month highs, supported by low U.S. inventories, trade progress

Oil prices hovered near the highest in three months in thin pre-Christmas trading on Thursday, buoyed by the previous day's news that U.S. crude inventories declined and as U.S.-China trade tensions continued to ease.



6 years ago
Goldman Sachs is in talks with the US government to settle 1MDB scandal for about $2 billion

Goldman Sachs is in talks with the US government to settle 1MDB scandal for about $2 billion

A settlement would lift a cloud that has hung over Goldman and its CEO David Solomon since he took over in late 2018.

6 years ago
This map shows where people with the best – and worst – credit card habits live in the US

This map shows where people with the best – and worst – credit card habits live in the US

The amount of time it takes people in different cities to repay their credit card debt varies vastly.

6 years ago
Adidas and Beyonce to launch gender-neutral collection

Adidas and Beyonce to launch gender-neutral collection

Adidas will start selling a new collection designed with singer Beyonce on Jan. 18 in a relaunch of her Ivy Park brand that includes shoes, clothes and accessories, mostly in maroon, orange and cream.



6 years ago
Goldman Sachs may admit guilt, pay $2 billion fine to settle U.S. 1MDB probes: source

Goldman Sachs may admit guilt, pay $2 billion fine to settle U.S. 1MDB probes: source

Goldman Sachs Group Inc is in talks with the U.S. government and a state regulator to possibly pay up to $2 billion and admit guilt to resolve investigations into its role in a Malaysia corruption scandal, according to a source familiar with the matter.



6 years ago
U.S.-China to sign 'phase one' trade pact in early January: Mnuchin

U.S.-China to sign 'phase one' trade pact in early January: Mnuchin

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday the United States and China would sign their so-called phase one trade pact at the beginning of January, adding that it was completely finished and just undergoing a technical "scrub."



6 years ago
Spending bill aims to rescue some workers' pensions, but not everyone makes the cut

Spending bill aims to rescue some workers' pensions, but not everyone makes the cut

Congress is looking to push through a bill to protect coal miners' pensions this week. But that raises the question as to what will happen to other workers whose companies, and retirement plans, are going broke. Here's how the negotiations are shaping up.

6 years ago
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; mid-Atlantic factory activity almost stalls

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; mid-Atlantic factory activity almost stalls

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits dropped from more than a two-year high last week, pointing to sustained labor market strength.



6 years ago
Why this 'rule' about credit card use could be costing you

Why this 'rule' about credit card use could be costing you

If you think your credit scores won't be negatively affected unless your total balance climbs above 30% of your available credit, guess again.

6 years ago
Wall Street edges higher after jobless data; markets shrug off impeachment

Wall Street edges higher after jobless data; markets shrug off impeachment

U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Thursday as data showed a dip in weekly jobless claims, while investors looked past the impeachment of President Donald Trump, who is unlikely to be removed from office.



6 years ago