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Trump should find a trade victory with China at G-20

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If President Donald Trump is the dealmaker he claims to be, he should use the upcoming G-20 summit in Buenos Aires on November 30 to declare a win in his trade war with China — before his bombast does any more damage to the global economy. Trade is Trump’s signature issue. But more than a year after he began threatening ...

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Macron is hardly blameless over Nissan

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Making cars is always an intensely political business, one that brings good local jobs and global prestige. This applies to France as much as anywhere else; the country places the same importance on its carmakers as it does on playing host to Airbus SE. The French have been happy to pursue international partnerships — the Germans and Spanish on Airbus, ...

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General Electric has reason to offer thanks

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The beatings for General Electric Co. have finally eased off during the Thanksgiving holiday lull, at least in terms of the credit market. There might be more to it than just an absence of market activity as traders tuck into their turkey. The US industrial giant has been through the wringer ever since its third-quarter results and the subsequent loss ...

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