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Nafta end may hit even movie theater popcorn

  Bloomberg As Donald Trump’s administration prepares to renegotiate Nafta, the head of Mexico’s largest movie theater chain is warning that an end to free trade could convince him to buy his popcorn from Argentina instead of the US. Cinepolis de Mexico SA, the world’s fourth-largest cinema chain, buys about $10 million a year of American kernels from farmers in ...

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Cattle industry concerned by Trump pledge on Nafta

  Bloomberg The largest US cattle trade group said it’s “very concerned” about President Donald Trump’s pledge to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, which calls into question whether the industry will continue to enjoy its current level of market access in Mexico and Canada. A shakeup of Nafta now would come as US beef output is forecast to ...

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Snap future hinges on Google ties

  Bloomberg Every year at its annual I/O conference, Google gives away stuff. Last May, the trinkets included a tiny pamphlet with a code that let attendees follow the company on Snapchat. At one point earlier that year, a much bigger alliance was in the works. The companies discussed a feature that would have let a Snapchat user point the ...

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