[ad_1] BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil has begun negotiating a trade agreement with the United States, the South American country’s economy minister said on Wednesday, kicking off knotty talks between longstanding competitors whose leaders want closer
U.S., China to keep talking on trade after little progress in Shanghai
[ad_1] SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese negotiators ended a brief round of trade talks on Wednesday with little sign of progress and agreed to meet again in September, prolonging an uneasy truce in a
Australia’s Qantas says it will not trim Alliance stake despite competition concerns
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) said it had no plan to cut its stake in Alliance Airlines, after the competition regulator raised concerns over its acquisition of 19.9% in its
Asian shares falter, dollar jumps as Powell dampens hopes for more rate cuts
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell to six-week lows on Thursday and the dollar rose after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a 25-basis-point rate cut as expected but poured cold water on market expectations
Fire under control at Exxon petrochemical plant; some workers suffer minor burns
[ad_1] BAYTOWN, Texas (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) brought under control a fire that erupted on Wednesday at its Baytown, Texas, refining and chemical plant complex, injuring 37 workers, though none seriously, and sending