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Exclusive: China presses Europe for anti-U.S. alliance on trade
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against President Donald Trump's trade policies at a summit later this month but is facing resistance, European officials said.
Days from Brexit crunch meeting, Britain's May calls for unity
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May has called on her Conservative Party to "stand together" over Brexit, days before a crunch meeting she hopes will overcome bitter rifts over how Britain should leave the European Union.
Days from Brexit crunch meeting, May calls for unity
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May has called on her Conservative party to "stand together" over Brexit, days before a crunch meeting she hopes will overcome bitter rifts over how Britain should leave the European Union.
Chanel recreates stroll down the Seine in catwalk ode to Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Models strutted past Parisian landmarks, including the green book stalls that line the river Seine, at Chanel's fashion show on Tuesday, as the luxury label mocked up an entire cityscape to present its latest Haute Couture coll...
UK construction recovery extends into third month - PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's construction industry put an early 2018 winter slump further behind it in June when the sector enjoyed its fastest growth in seven months, but companies remained worried about the outlook ahead of Brexit, a survey sh...
China issues U.S. travel warning amid trade tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.
Accountancy and law firms tell May - We need a Brexit deal on services
LONDON (Reuters) - A group of leading accountancy and law firms have called on British Prime Minister Theresa May to strike a Brexit deal on services that gives mutual recognition of regulations and qualifications to prevent damage to the $250 billio...
Shouting CEO, changing rules: inside Tesla's Model 3-building sprint
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A tense and short-tempered Chief Executive Elon Musk barked at engineers on the Fremont, California assembly line. Tesla Inc pulled workers from other departments to keep pumping out the Model 3 electric sedans, disrupting p...
China turbulence knocks Asian shares to nine-month low as trade war fears grow
TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese stocks went into a tail spin on Tuesday as turbulence gripped equity markets in Asia, which sank to nine-month lows as investors feared the Sino-U.S. trade row could derail a rare period of synchronized global growth.
Asian shares falter, China under renewed pressure on trade war fears
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares dropped in tentative morning trade on Tuesday as sentiment remained fragile in the face of tense trade relations between the United States and major economies, with investors braced for another potentially rocky day for...
Lawmakers ask Hammond and Carney for Brexit impact studies
LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers have asked Chancellor Philip Hammond and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney to produce and publish analyses on the impact of Brexit ahead of a vote on the final divorce deal with the European Union.
Pompeo to head to North Korea as doubts mount about its intentions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave for North Korea on Thursday seeking agreement on a plan for the country's denuclearization, despite mounting doubts about Pyongyang's willingness to abandon a weapons pro...
Wall Street ends higher, helped by tech rally
(Reuters) - Wall Street ended higher on Monday after a choppy session, with gains in Apple and other technology stocks offsetting worries about an escalating trade war between Washington and its trading partners.
Wall St ends up slightly; tech gains offset energy losses
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Monday as gains in Apple and other tech shares helped offset a slump in energy as well as concerns about an escalating trade war between Washington and its trading partners.
Suspect in planned Cleveland July 4 bombing appears in court
CLEVELAND/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Ohio man arrested on suspicion of planning to detonate a bomb at Cleveland's Fourth of July celebrations and then stand by and watch "it go off" was granted a public defender on Monday during his ini...
Trump, Lopez Obrador discuss immigration, trade during first call
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexico's next leader, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador discussed immigration, trade and security issues in a phone call on Monday, the two mavericks beginning a dialogue amid strained relations...
Wall Street choppy as investors worry about trade war
(Reuters) - Wall Street was mixed in choppy trade on Monday as investors fretted about an escalating trade war between Washington and its trading partners, while gains in Apple and other stocks offset a slump in energy shares.
FBI nabs man it says planned July 4 attacks on Cleveland, Philadelphia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has arrested a man who it said planned to bomb Cleveland's Fourth of July celebrations and then stand by and watch "it go off," federal officials said on Monday.
Mexico's Lopez Obrador commits to NAFTA after big election win
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's next president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said on Monday he will seek to remain in NAFTA along with the United States and Canada and that he respects the existing Mexican team renegotiating the trade pact.
Wall Street lower as energy stocks, tariff worries weigh
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Monday as a drop in Brent crude prices dragged energy stocks lower amid a broader market decline due to an escalating trade war between Washington and its trading partners.