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Nafta negotiators dig in for long haul as talks resume in Mexico

Bloomberg It’s looking increasingly likely Nafta talks will extend beyond a March target, meaning negotiators will have to deal with the added political uncertainty of a Mexican election campaign. Thorny issues such as content rules for cars remain unsolved as negotiators met on Sunday through March 5 in Mexico City for the seventh round of talks. When negotiations began six ...

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Volkswagen settles US emissions lawsuit just before trial

Bloomberg Volkswagen AG’s US unit agreed to settle a lawsuit over the company’s marketing of clean-emissions vehicles, resolving a fight over consumer fraud claims days before it was scheduled to go to trial. The suit was dismissed on February 23 by Fairfax County, Virginia, Circuit Court Chief Judge Bruce D. White on agreement of the parties, according to a copy ...

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IBM to allow ex-diversity chief to work for Microsoft

Bloomberg International Business Machines Corp. is moving towards settling non-competition claims against its former chief diversity officer and allowing her to take on a temporarily limited role at rival Microsoft Corp. Lawyers for the company and the former IBM executive, Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, met in a federal court in White Plains, New York, to hash out a possible deal through mediation ...

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