Business, Technology, Fuel

Billionaires Investing in China’s Electric Cars Face Shakeout

Some of China’s wealthiest tycoons steered billions of dollars into electric car companies to fuel the country’s dreams of becoming a leader in the field. Now a reckoning may be looming as car sales slow and the government reduces subsidies for the nascent industry.

December 3, 2019
Government, Business

White House in Pre-Thanksgiving Push to Get USMCA to Finish Line

The White House is pushing to wrap final negotiations with Democrats on President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, by meeting with the Mexican deputy foreign minister Nov. 27.

November 27, 2019
Government, Business

Mexico Unveils $44 Billion Infrastructure Plan to Boost GDP

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced an infrastructure plan worth 859 billion pesos ($44 billion) that includes highways, railways, ports and airports as well as investments in telecommunications, with most of the capital coming from the private sector.

November 26, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Hacker Seeks About $5 Million Ransom From Pemex by Nov. 30

The hacker behind a cyberattack that has crippled Petroleos Mexicanos’ computer systems since the weekend is hoping to squeeze about $5 million out of the company and appears to have set a deadline of Nov. 30.

November 13, 2019
Government, Business

Brazil Oil Auction a ‘Total Disaster’ as Bidders Stay Away

Brazil’s largest-ever auction of oil deposits flopped, sending the real tumbling, after state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA did most of the bidding while other major oil companies stayed away.

November 6, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Tesla Hopes to Get China Carmaking License by Year-End

Tesla Inc. has completed its new factory near Shanghai and is working with local authorities to obtain a manufacturing license, which it hopes to receive by the end of the year, Chairman Robyn Denholm said.

November 5, 2019
Government, Business

China Wants US to Drop Tariffs on $360 Billion of Imports for Trade Deal

China is seeking the rollback of U.S. tariffs on as much as $360 billion of Chinese imports before President Xi Jinping agrees to go to the U.S. to sign a partial trade deal with President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

November 5, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Keystone Pipeline Shutdown Raises Costs for US Gulf Refiners

The Keystone crude pipeline was shut Oct. 30 after leaking thousands of barrels of crude in North Dakota, the third spill along the pipeline’s route in less than three years.

October 31, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

China Beats US 8-1 When It Comes to Charging Electric Cars

There are almost as many places to charge your electric vehicle in Beijing as there are in the entire United States.

October 16, 2019
Government, Business

China Ties Agriculture Binge to Trump Reducing US Tariffs

Beijing wants a rollback in tariffs in its trade war with the U.S. before China can feasibly agree to buy as much as $50 billion of American agriculture products that President Donald Trump claims are part of an initial deal, people familiar with the matter said.

October 15, 2019