Tube stoppages due on two 24-hour periods next week but sources say RMT seeking talks Hopes have been raised that next week’s strikes by London Underground drivers could yet be averted, after sources said the RMT union had put out feelers for talks. The RMT members, almost half of London’s tube drivers, are due to strike for two 24-hour periods from midday on Tuesday and Thursday, closing some lin...
Tube stoppages due on two 24-hour periods next week but sources say RMT seeking talks Hopes have been raised that next week’s strikes by London Underground drivers could yet be averted, after sources said the RMT union had put out feelers for talks. The RMT members, almost half of London’s tube drivers, are due to strike for two 24-hour periods from midday on Tuesday and Thursday, closing some lines entirely and bringing widespread travel disruption to the capital until the weekend. Continue reading...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers, from BYD to Leapmotor, are voraciously seeking out manufacturing assets in Europe as the global energy crisis creates surging demand for battery-powered vehicles. Their pursuit of idled European assembly facilities owned by big names like Stellantis and Volkswagen is disrupting the pecking order in the global automotive industry, as the Chinese carmakers’ desi...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers, from BYD to Leapmotor, are voraciously seeking out manufacturing assets in Europe as the global energy crisis creates surging demand for battery-powered vehicles. Their pursuit of idled European assembly facilities owned by big names like Stellantis and Volkswagen is disrupting the pecking order in the global automotive industry, as the Chinese carmakers’ design and manufacturing heft sees them morph into international players. “China’s EV assemblers are...
Alex Wong/Getty Images News U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his two-day summit with China and departed from Beijing Airport on Friday. The summit was touted as a win by Trump, who said that “a lot of good” came from it and the two countries “settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to solve.” “We’ve made some fantastic trade deals for both countries,” Tr...
Alex Wong/Getty Images News U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his two-day summit with China and departed from Beijing Airport on Friday. The summit was touted as a win by Trump, who said that “a lot of good” came from it and the two countries “settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to solve.” “We’ve made some fantastic trade deals for both countries,” Trump said. Trump previously told Fox News that China agreed to buy U.S. oil and purchase 200 Boeing ( BA ) airplanes. Sitting beside Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing, Trump said his relationship with his Chinese counterpart was “a very strong one.” “We did discuss Iran. We feel very similar about [how] we want it to end. We don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon. We want the strait open,” Trump said, adding that “we want them to get it ended because it’s a crazy thing there.” More on Seeking Alpha Hope Is Not A Strategy: Positioning For The Reality Of Oil Scarcity The Job Market Has Only Gotten Worse Since Trump's 'Liberation Day' AAII Sentiment Survey: Neutral Sentiment Drops Putin to visit Beijing on May 20, just days after Trump-Xi summit concludes, SCMP says Asian markets retreat after Xi warns Trump of potential U.S.-China 'clashes'