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‘EU can help settle US-China trade row’

Bloomberg The European Union can help settle the burgeoning trade spat between the US and China, European Commission Vice Presidents Jyrki Katainen and Valdis Dombrovskis said. Rather than participate in the dispute, the EU can leverage its role as the world’s largest market to uphold the rules of international trade and push back against unilateral tariffs like the ones backed ...

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Blackstone to begin marketing 15 US hotel properties

Bloomberg Blackstone Group LP is in the early stages of marketing a group of select-service hotels, according to people with knowledge of the matter. A sale of about 15 US properties would be part of the ordinary course of managing a large portfolio, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the process is confidential. While ...

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Trump softens key Nafta demand on regional car content

Bloomberg The Trump administration has softened a key Nafta demand for more North American content in car manufacturing—a potential olive branch on arguably the biggest sticking point as the US pushes to reach a stopgap deal this month, according to three people familiar with the talks. The US proposal would distinguish between different Nafta car parts by grouping them into ...

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