Tag: Agence France-Presse

Open newsletter – february 23, 2022

ASIA A divide is emerging between how the Asia Pacific region has responded to the Omicron wave of COVID-19, and how North American and Western...

US Trade Deficit Saw Big Export-Fueled Drop in October: Gov’t (Agence France-Presse, IndustryWeek)

Strong American export business caused a large drop in the U.S. trade deficit last month, even as imports also rose, according to government data...

Nissan Plans 50% Electric Vehicles Sales by 2030 (Agence France-Press, IndustryWeek)

Automaker Nissan wants half its global sales to be electric or hybrid vehicles by 2030 and plans to plough billions of dollars into the...

Biden Electric Car Plan Would Boost Detroit, Anger Allies (Agence France-Press, IndustryWeek)

President Biden's proposal to reward electric cars made at U.S. union shops has earned applause from organized labor, but the measure has drawn heckles...

Johnson & Johnson Announces Plans to Split in Two (Agence France-Presse, IndustryWeek)

U.S. pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on Friday announced plans to break up, splitting its consumer health arm that sells Band-Aid and Tylenol from...

UN’s ‘deep concern’ at Myanmar fighting between Rakhine rebels and military (Agence France-Presse)

The UN security council has expressed its “deep concern” about unrest in Myanmar and called for an “immediate cessation of violence” as well as efforts to...