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Mercedes-Benz mulls leaving Detroit show

Bloomberg Mercedes-Benz may pull out of the annual North American International Auto Show in Detroit next year, according to people familiar with the matter, as carmakers increasingly choose to unveil new products at tech shows or their own special events. Daimler AG, Mercedes’s parent, is moving towards standalone presentations of new models and technology summits like CES in Las Vegas, ...

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‘US economy is at risk amid immigration curbs’

Bloomberg The chief executive officer of the world’s biggest shipping company says curbs on immigration backed by the administration of President Donald Trump risk hurting the US economy. “The US economy is running at full steam and therefore wages have started to rise,” which “in itself is positive,” Soren Skou, the CEO of A. P. Moller-Maersk A/S, said in a ...

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3.5 million jobless and French companies still can’t find staff

Bloomberg Figeac-Aero has a problem that says a lot about the French economy: the Airbus supplier can’t find enough qualified people to staff its factories. Even with one in 10 workers out of a job, companies cite difficulty in hiring as one of their biggest problems as a long-awaited economic recovery takes hold. The crunch is particularly acute for Patrice ...

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