Bloomberg Nobody asked for it, few seem to want it and yet the Trump administration is considering imposing tariffs on imported cars and trucks, threatening not just a shake-up of the global auto industry but political discord even among the president’s allies. President Donald Trump’s order to investigate auto imports for potential trade penalties on national security grounds came as ...

Bloomberg General Electric Co.’s long-suffering investors are losing what little patience they had left. The shares plunged the most since 2009 as Chief Executive Officer John Flannery’s high-profile appeal to Wall Street indicated there is no “quick fix” to the problems bedeviling the company, from weak cash flow to slow demand for gas turbines. Worse still, he offered scant reassurance ...

Bloomberg Bankrupt contractor Carillion Plc was taking about four months to pay its suppliers before its January collapse. The minister respo- nsible for small firms says 30 days should become the national norm. The government must “make it unacceptable for big business to finance their cash flow from small business,” Small Business Minister Andrew Griffiths said in an interview. They ...