Auto parts output in Mexico will jump about 10 percent over the next three years as automakers scramble to adhere to stricter content rules laid out in a new North American trade deal, a top industry executive said on Monday. The United States and Canada reached an agreement on Sunday …
your ad hereHow NAFTA 2.0 Will Shake Up Business as Usual
American dairy farmers get more access to the Canadian market. U.S. drug companies can fend off generic competition for a few more years. Automakers are under pressure to build more cars where workers earn decent wages. The North American trade agreement hammered out late Sunday between the United States and …
your ad hereTrump Announces ‘Brand New’ Deal to Replace NAFTA
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement announced Monday is designed to eventually replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, which U.S. President Donald Trump has long repudiated as harmful to American workers. But other than the name, how different is the new agreement from NAFTA, which went into effect in …
your ad here3D Map of Singapore Helps City Planner Prepare for Future
Imagine seeing an incredibly detailed map of your home city in three dimensions, with every citizen carrying a cell phone showing up as a dot on that map. Well, you can’t because there are security issues galore when it comes to tracking people online. But you should know it’s possible, …
your ad hereFor Gaga, Cooper, Cast, ‘A Star Is Born’ Hits Close to Home
When Bradley Cooper saw Lady Gaga perform “La Vie en Rose” at a fundraiser at the home of entrepreneur Sean Parker, it wasn’t one of the important moments along the road to making “A Star Is Born.” It was, Cooper says, THE moment. “She demolished the room,” he recalls, …
your ad hereGE, Seeking Path Forward as a Century-old Company, Ousts CEO
General Electric ousted its CEO, took a $23 billion charge and said it would fall short of profit forecasts this year, further signs that the century-old industrial conglomerate is struggling to turn around its vastly shrunken business. H. Lawrence Culp Jr. will take over immediately as chairman and CEO …
your ad hereTrump Hits Brazil, India Commerce After Clinching N. American Trade Deal
Fresh from clinching an updated North American commerce pact, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday criticized Indian and Brazilian trade tactics, describing the latter as being “maybe the toughest in the world” in terms of protectionism. Addressing reporters at a White House event to celebrate the agreement of an updated …
your ad hereUS Christian TV Network Enters World of 24-hour News
A Christian TV network is entering the crowded world of 24-hour news broadcasting at a time when the mainstream news media is under increasing attack by President Donald Trump and some of his supporters, many of them evangelicals. The Christian Broadcasting Network’s news channel will provide a religious perspective …
your ad hereUS Economists Optimistic About Growth, Worried About Tariffs
The economy should grow at a healthy pace this year and next, though the Trump administration’s trade policy will likely act as a drag, a group of business economists said. Growth should reach 2.9 percent this year, according to a survey of 51 economists by the National Association for Business …
your ad hereEurozone Nations Sharply Criticize Italian Spending Plan
Eurozone nations put Italy’s government under immediate pressure Monday over its budget proposals, which they said would pile more debt on Italians and skirt the rules of good fiscal housekeeping shared by the 19 nations using the euro currency. Italy’s populist government announced last week it would increase spending next …
your ad hereCuban Artist Brings Strangers Together With Migrants — and Menthol
Cuban artist Tania Bruguera’s new exhibition looking at neighborly behavior and the movement of people will leave you in tears. Her interactive installation at London’s Tate Modern features a crying room, where a menthol-based organic compound fills the room and makes visitors cry in a bid to create empathy with …
your ad hereTesla Shares Jump on Model 3 Numbers, Musk Deal
Shares of Tesla jumped by almost 18 percent on Monday as Chief Executive Elon Musk settled a lawsuit that had threatened to force him out and said a surge in third-quarter production had driven it to the verge of profitability. Tesla fans cheered the signs of a manufacturing jump while …
your ad hereAs Climate Risks Rise, Scientists Call for Rules on Solar Engineering
Technologies to reflect some of the sun’s rays away from Earth, as a way to cool future runaway climate change, are moving closer to becoming a reality, and rules are needed now to govern them, scientists and other experts said Monday. “There is no risk-free path at this point” in …
your ad here‘Candle in the Wind’ Diana Lyrics Head for Auction
The lyrics of some of Elton John’s biggest hits — “Rocket Man,” “I’m Still Standing,” and the Princess Diana funeral version of “Candle in the Wind” are going up for auction as the British musician’s longtime collaborator clears out his archives. Songwriter Bernie Taupin, the man behind more than 40 …
your ad hereIn Chicago, Can Art Unite a Deeply Divided Neighborhood?
Charlie Branda is not an artist. When she opened an art studio on a stretch of asphalt known as Sedgwick Street, the 53-year-old mom and former commercial banker simply wanted to get to know her neighbors and to connect two sides of a thoroughfare that divides black and white, haves …
your ad hereInstagram Names Adam Mosseri as New CEO
Adam Mosseri, a veteran 10-year Facebook executive, will become the new head of Instagram, outgoing co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger announced Monday. “We are thrilled to hand over the reins to a product leader with a strong design background and a focus on craft and simplicity,” Systrom and Krieger …
your ad herePakistan Reduces Cost for China-Funded Rail Project
Pakistan announced Monday a reduced estimated cost for revamping of the country’s nearly 1,900-kilometer colonial-era railway line under an ongoing bilateral economic development mega project funded by China. The upgrade to “standard gauge” of what is known as the Main Line-1 (ML-1), which connects the southern port city of Karachi …
your ad hereTobacco Industry Uses Social Media to Circumvent Bans
Delegates from 137 countries are attending a week-long anti-tobacco conference to exchange ideas and propose policies for tackling the worldwide tobacco pandemic. Organizers say progress has been made since the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control came into force in 2005, but more needs to be done. Organizers …
your ad hereSerena Williams Sings, Goes Topless for Breast Cancer Video
Tennis great Serena Williams goes topless and sings “I Touch Myself” in a video to promote breast cancer awareness month. With her hands covering her breasts, Williams writes in the Instagram post that the video took her out of her “comfort zone.” But she said she wanted to do it …
your ad hereTrump Hails ‘Terrific’ Trade Deal with Canada, Mexico
It is the biggest-ever and the best trade deal in the world – that’s how U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his administration are touting a new trade pact they have reached with neighbors Canada and Mexico. “This landmark agreement will send cash and jobs pouring into the United …
your ad hereCan Wireless Challenge Cable for Home Internet Service?
Cellular companies such as Verizon are looking to challenge traditional cable companies with residential internet service that promises to be ultra-fast, affordable and wireless. Using an emerging wireless technology known as 5G, Verizon’s 5G Home service provides an alternative to cable for connecting laptops, phones, TVs and other devices over …
your ad hereNew California Internet Neutrality Law Triggers US Lawsuit
California Gov. Jerry Brown has approved the nation’s strongest net neutrality law, prompting an immediate lawsuit by the Trump administration and opening the next phase in the battle over regulating the internet. Advocates of net neutrality hope California’s law, which Brown signed Sunday to stop internet providers from favoring certain …
your ad hereTwo Artists + Two Media = Creative Community Space
Twice a week, a group of women gathers in downtown Leesburg, Virginia, to get their hands dirty. They’re taking an art class at the Clay and Metal Loft. The studio was founded by two local artists and serves two purposes: it’s a work space for producing and selling pottery and …
your ad hereFlannery Ousted at GE After Less than 2 Years
After less than two years and a precipitous decline in the share price at General Electric, John Flannery is being ousted as chairman and CEO. Flannery took over for longtime CEO Jeff Immelt in June 2017 with the company trying to re-establish its industrial roots, albeit a high-tech version …
your ad hereMedia: French Singer Aznavour Dies at the Age of 94
French singer Charles Aznavour has died at the age of 94, French media reported on Monday, citing his spokesman. Aznavour, who was born Shahnour Varinag Aznavourian in Paris to Armenian parents, sold more than 100 million records in 80 countries. He was often described as France’s Frank Sinatra. Aznavour began …
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