[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it will review a petition asking the agency to formally investigate and recall 500,000 Tesla Inc vehicles over sudden unintended acceleration reports.
Drugmakers slash prices to be eligible for China’s bulk-buy program
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Global pharmaceutical majors and generic drugmakers chopped by 53% on average prices of some of their off-patent products in the latest bidding round under China’s national bulk-buy program, government officials said
To defuse palm row, Davos diplomacy likely between India, Malaysia
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Trade ministers from India and Malaysia are likely to meet on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos next week amid a palm oil spat
Myanmar, China ink deals to accelerate Belt and Road as Xi courts an isolated Suu Kyi
[ad_1] NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – China and Myanmar inked dozens of deals on Saturday to speed up infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian nation, as Beijing seeks to cement its hold over a neighbour increasingly isolated
Financial sector should focus on reducing inequality, IMF says, citing risks to world economy
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The world’s financial sector should take rapid steps to address record or near-record inequality levels within countries that new research shows could be a harbinger of a new financial crisis, the
Oil steadies as Chinese economy offsets trade optimism
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Friday as sluggish economic growth in China, the world’s biggest crude importer, raised concerns over fuel demand and countered optimism from the signing of a China-U.S.
Toshiba finds doubtful transactions in unit, to revise past statements
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A logo of Toshiba Corp is seen on a printed circuit board in this photo illustration taken in Tokyo July 31, 2012. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp said on
Lawyers for Huawei CFO call Canada prosecutor’s arguments ‘circular’
[ad_1] Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a case management conference in advance of her extradition hearing at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer
Trump, EU chief to meet in Davos as U.S tariffs loom over digital tax: sources
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is expected to meet with EU leader Ursula von der Leyen in Davos, Switzerland, next week, three sources said on Friday, as tensions mount between the allies over tariff
UK expected to open trade talks with U.S. before negotiating with EU – the Telegraph
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly question time debate in Parliament in London, Britain, January 15, 2020, in this screen grab taken from video. Parliament TV/Reuters TV via REUTERS