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Uber makes deal to protect S African drivers

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. is partnering with security and insurance company Chubb Ltd. to cover its South African drivers in case of death or injury as violent attacks plague the country’s cities. The new deal will pay out a lump sum to the family in case of death, or to the driver if he or she is permanently disabled, the ...

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Factories from Asia to Europe put on brakes amid trade spats

Bloomberg Manufacturers in some of the world’s biggest economies are putting the brakes on production as they watch trade disputes with the US unfold. Reports showed factory activity from the Asia Pacific region to Europe slowed last month. With companies issuing warnings about the impact of tit-for-tat battles over import tariffs on their profits, the data suggest that protectionist threats ...

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Efforts to cast Trump as free trader are futile

A lot of Republicans in Congress will tell you that they support President Donald Trump but disagree with him about trade. There is, however, a small group of conservatives who have found a more ingenious method for reconciling their support for free trade with their enthusiasm for the president. They have remade him into a fellow free trader in their ...

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