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Apple seeks exclusion of Mac Pro parts from Trump’s tariffs

Bloomberg Apple Inc has asked the Trump administration to exclude components that make up the forthcoming Mac Pro high-end desktop computer from import tariffs, weeks after planning to re-locate production of the line to China from Texas. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is seeking relief from duties of 25 percent on key Mac Pro parts and accessories that go with ...

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Uber drivers lose suit over ‘racist’ UK environmental fee

Bloomberg A group of Uber Technologies Inc. drivers lost a London lawsuit where they said a new fee to operate in the city centre amounts to race discrimination. The drivers said London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s demand that they pay a congestion charge was unfair because it didn’t apply to the capital’s traditional black cabs. Most cab drivers are white, while ...

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Thyssenkrupp under pressure as analysts see profit warning

Bloomberg Thyssenkrupp AG Chief Executive Officer Guido Kerkhoff is facing mounting internal pressure to whittle down and restructure the company’s sprawling business portfolio as the supervisory board grows impatient at the slow pace of change at the crisis-hit conglomerate. Supervisory board members of the Essen, Germany-based engineering company are increasingly frustrated at the pace and depth of restructuring efforts for ...

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