 | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canadian, Mexican and U.S. ministers seeking to revamp the NAFTA trade deal have made good progress on the vital question of autos content, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday as pressure to wrap up a deal intensified. | | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he recognized the timelines on seeking a NAFTA trade agreement and was engaging as much as possible to meet an opportunity to make "significant progress". | | | | | | (Reuters) - Toymaker Mattel Inc said on Thursday its Chief Executive Officer Margaret Georgiadis will step down and be replaced by company director Ynon Kreiz effective April 26. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's three major indexes declined on Thursday with tobacco stocks leading a tumble in consumer staples while concerns about smartphone demand hurt the technology sector and rising bond yields and earnings helped financials rebound. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bronze statue of a little girl that became a tourism phenomenon by staring down Wall Street's massive "Charging Bull" sculpture is to be moved to a nearby spot where its stern gaze will be on the male-dominated New York Stock Exchange, city officials said on Thursday. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks fell on a broad-based slump in technology stocks and a tumble in consumer staples on Thursday, while oil prices softened and other commodities went on a wild ride. | | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration rolled out a long-awaited overhaul of U.S. arms export policy on Thursday aimed at expanding sales to allies, saying it will bolster the American defense industry and create jobs at home. | | | | | | NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Rare disease drug maker Shire Plc said on Thursday it had rejected a $63 billion cash-and-stock acquisition offer by Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd , while Allergan Plc reversed course on pursuing a rival bid. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Amazon Inc said on Wednesday it now has more than 100 million Amazon Prime members globally. | | | | | | HAMBURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German labor leaders fear Opel's Eisenach factory could lose half its 1,800 workforce unless a deal is struck with owner PSA Group over working conditions, amid escalating tensions between German union IG Metall and Opel's management. | | | | | | * PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP - INCREASED COMPANY'S REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND TO 76 CENTS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK | | | | | |
