Bloomberg Even as Donald Trump tweets his support for US agriculture, farmer loyalty for the president looks like it’s starting to waver over moves that may undermine corn-based etha-nol and escalate trade disputes with countries that import American crops. A long-anticipated White House announcement expected to lower costs for oil refiners at the expense of ethanol may show that the ...

Bloomberg Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte pledged in his maiden speech that his government will push through populist measures ranging from a “citizen’s income” for the poor to tax cuts and curbs on immigration, as he called for a stronger, fairer Europe “to prevent its decline.” Speaking in the Senate before a confidence vote, the 53-year-old lawyer with no political ...

Bloomberg Germany is ready to challenge any attempt by Italy’s populist government to flout European Union regulations or seek special treatment from the bloc. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was among the first to congratulate her Italian counterpart, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, but if necessary she is prepared to make clear to the new government in Rome that it must stick ...