By Kylie MacLellan and Andrea Shalal LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Union will check to see whether a major deal struck by the United States and China complies with global trade rules, the EU’s trade chief said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Washington and Beijing scaled back their 18-month trade row that has hit global economic […]
(This April 10 story has been refiled to fix typo in ‘aid’ in paragraph nineteen.) By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told major airlines on Friday he wants them to repay some of the $25 billion in cash grants the U.S. Congress approved last month to cover […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday criticized the Pentagon’s decision to shift nearly $4 billion from the defense budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico, saying that it circumvented Congress’ authority and could affect the military’s ability to reprogram funds in the future. Earlier this month the Pentagon said it […]
