WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first moves on the...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he wants free trade agreement with U.S. in letter to Biden
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday wrote to newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden that he hoped the two countries would pursue a broad free trade agreement during Biden’s...
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Tyson Foods to pay $221.5 million to settle some chicken price-fixing claims
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc said on Wednesday it will pay $221.5 million to settle litigation by three groups of plaintiffs that accused it of illegally conspiring to inflate chicken prices. The settlements with...
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Oil companies, aid groups plan to press Biden to allow Venezuela fuel swaps
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – Representatives of fuel suppliers to Venezuela, importers of Venezuelan oil and advocacy groups said this month they plan to press the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to reverse a...
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Ghosn hid scale of Nissan salary, fearing dismissal from Renault, Tokyo court told
TOKYO (Reuters) – Carlos Ghosn concealed the scale of his compensation at Nissan because he feared the French government would force him out of Renault if it discovered how much he earned, an executive at the Japanese carmaker told...
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Trump administration unveils rules to protect telecoms supply chain; labels China an adversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday labeled China, Iran, Russia, Cuba and North Korea as foreign adversaries as part of a new set of rules aimed at protecting the U.S. telecoms supply chain. The rules, which...
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