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Toyota says Trump’s tariffs to ‘adversely impact’ automakers

Toyota cut domestic contract staff 20% in april sept half

Bloomberg The auto industry is warning that US sales declines, which have become routine over the past year, may continue thanks to the tariffs President Donald Trump plans to slap on steel and aluminum imports. Toyota Motor Corp., which plans to build a new $1.6 billion factory in Alabama with Mazda Motor Corp., said the administration’s decision will “adversely impact” ...

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Italy’s election at endgame as Berlusconi fights Five Star

Forza italia (fi) leader silvio berlusconi campaigns

Bloomberg Italians vote on Sunday in an election that pits several shades of populists against the mainstream and which may only succeed in further clouding the political landscape. The anti-establishment Five Star Movement was on track to be the biggest single party when a polling blackout began on February 17, though only Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right coalition was within reach of ...

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Slovaks hit streets against corruption after journo killed

Memory march for investigative journalist murdered in slovakia

Bloomberg Thousands of people took to the streets across Slovakia to protest against corruption after the murder of a journalist who reported on alleged links between organised cri-me gangs and people close to the government. More than 10,000 people marched in freezing temperatures in the capital Bratislava and thousands more gathered in other cities, according to newspaper reports and television ...

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