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Toyota halts production, Cargill works from home: Virus impact
Toyota Motor Corp. is halting production in China and other companies suspended operations or asked employees to work from home as they grapple with a…
Virus blow to China’s economy to be worse than SARS, Nomura says
As the economic dislocation caused by the coronavirus and China’s efforts to stem its spread becomes clearer, Nomura International Ltd. now expects the blow to…
Trump neutralizes key Democratic attack with bipartisan USMCA
President Donald Trump will sign into law a trade pact with Canada and Mexico on Wednesday, sealing a political victory that will help neutralize Democratic…
US, Kenya to start trade talks seen as template for Africa
The U.S. and Kenya are expected to announce negotiations on a free-trade agreement next week, America’s first such deal with a sub-Saharan country, a person…
The five big flashpoints in Johnson’s battle with Brussels
When the U.K. rescued Flybe two weeks ago, alarm bells rang not only at the regional airline’s rivals but also atop the European Union.
Lighthizer to talk trade deal with India before Trump visit
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will be in India in the second week of February to finalize a trade deal ahead of President Donald Trump’s…
US to extend four sanctions waivers on Iran nuclear program
The Trump administration will extend sanctions waivers allowing limited work on Iran’s civil nuclear program for another 60 days, two people familiar with the matter…
China is perfectly prepared to fight the last virus
The economy has a much more sophisticated array of tools to boost growth than during SARS. Unfortunately, its problems are bigger. 
US widens virus travel scans, seeks entry to outbreak zone
U.S. health officials told travelers to avoid all non-essential trips to China, ramped up screening at airports and called for more cooperation from their Chinese…
UK Huawei decision needs ‘careful examination,’ Canada says
Justin Trudeau’s government will look closely at Britain’s decision to let Huawei Technologies Co. build parts of the country’s fifth-generation mobile networks as it makes…