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Spirit Aero talks going well, industrial challenges lie ahead: Airbus CEO

Airbus plans to take over the running of four Spirit plants associated with its A350 and A220 jetliner programmes

Mexico officials warn about Trump's tariff impact on US companies

Trump campaigned on a pledge to roll out a slew of tariffs, including for firms that had moved operations to Mexico, in a bid to restore jobs in the US

World Children's Day 2024: Wishes, quotes and messages to send your kids

World Children's Day is celebrated every year on November 20 to take steps towards children's welfare, protect vulnerable children and advocate children's rights for a better world for children

Trump picks Wall St CEO Lutnick to run Commerce, oversee USTR, tariffs

Lutnick, the head of brokerage firm Cantor Fitzgerald, will also have additional direct responsibility for the US Trade Representative's office, Trump said in a statement

Not reconsidering Matt Gaetz nomination for attorney general, says Trump

The nomination generated some skepticism given that the former congressman, first elected in 2016, was under investigation

Trump govt plans to roll back Biden's stricter fuel-efficiency standards

The move appears aimed at satisfying a Trump campaign promise to end the EV mandate

Brazil urges G20 leaders to move faster on net zero climate targets

World leaders are trying to shore up a global response to climate change before Donald Trump retakes the US presidency

Qualcomm positive on Trump administration as it sees growth in chip sales

Responding to another analyst question, Qualcomm Chief Executive Cristiano Amon said he does not foresee problems competing for business in China, which accounted for 46 per cent of Qualcomm's nearly

US President Biden announces $4 billion to replenish World Bank's IDA

Established in 1960, IDA complements the World Bank's original lending arm, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and helps low-income countries

Donald Trump names TV doctor Mehmet Oz as medicare, medicaid chief

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Oz became an informal health adviser to Trump, then serving his first White House term

Someone accessed files with damaging info on Trump's AG nominee: Lawyer

The apparent breach comes as Gaetz is facing intense scrutiny over the allegations threatening to complicate his path to be confirmed as the nation's top federal law enforcement officer

G20: Chaos in Rio shows a world untethered even before Trump returns

The behind-the-scenes squabbling over language characterising wars in Ukraine and the Middle East had been abruptly shut down by an impatient host

California voters reject raising minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

Opponents, including the California Chamber of Commerce, said it would have increased costs, led to higher taxes and pushed businesses to cut jobs

Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Jinping

Argentine resistance to the joint G20 communique in the past few days focused on clauses related to the taxation of the super-rich and regulation of online speech

Asian shares cautious ahead of Nvidia result, dollar gives back gains

Nasdaq futures rose 0.2 per cent on Wednesday on top of a 1 per cent jump overnight, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat and Tokyo's Nikkei slipped 0.3 per cent

Google's Chrome worth up to $20 billion if judge orders business sale

Antitrust officials, along with states that have joined the case, also plan to recommend Wednesday that federal judge Amit Mehta impose data licensing requirements

China seeks improved ties with India to ease US pressure: Business leader

Last month, India announced that it had reached an agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, in a breakthrough in ending the over four-year-long

G20 Summit: Biden's legacy fades into rainforest at last major gathering

His trip to the region for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima and the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro was meant to reassure allies

Congressional panel recommends toughing US-China trade relationship

The change would mean the US reintroducing annual reviews of China's trade practices

Prosecutors oppose tossing Trump's conviction, may allow sentencing delay

The president-elect was convicted in May of falsifying business records to cover up a scheme to influence the 2016 election