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April 21, 2021 6:05 AM By Brandon Lee The House and Senate are moving forward with dueling extensions of a ban on highly addictive fentanyl analogues that expires on May 6. The extension would keep the government’s ability to classify fentanyl-like substances as one of the most strictly controlled drugs, a tool President Joe Biden’s administration has defended as necessary to fight synthetic opioids. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called for the ban to be ...

Reading Time: 3 mins read Harley-Davidson Inc. reported better-than-expected first-quarter profit and raised a key sales outlook for the year, offsetting the disclosure that it’s facing a potentially damaging tariff fight with the European Union. Shares of the Milwaukee-based motorcycle maker soared 11% to $44.88 at 11:06 a.m in New York. Harley generated adjusted earnings of $1.68 a share in the first three months, almost twice as much as analysts had expected, it said Monday...

By Eric Martin and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s nominee for trade chief called on China to live up to the commitments in its trade pact with the U.S. — the strongest signal yet that the new administration plans to build on the accord brokered by its predecessor rather than scrap it. China “needs to deliver” on the promises it made in the agreement, Katherine Tai, the pick for U.S. trade representative, told senators during her confirmation hearing on Thursday. ...

Word Count: 1861 (Bloomberg) —The U.K. government will take a “cautious” approach to easing lockdown, with restrictions lifted every few weeks to judge the impact, despite a significant acceleration of its vaccination program, a senior minister said. The Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine appeared to stop the vast majority of recipients in Israel becoming infected, providing the first real-world indication that the immunization will curb transmission of the coronavirus. Key Dev...

Okonjo-Iweala first female leader of WTO

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer U.K. trying to secure trade agreements prior to year-end expiration of its withdrawal agreement with the European Union. Bloomberg | Dec 17, 2020 By Bryce Baschuk U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said it’s “extremely likely” the U.S. and U.K. can reach a free trade agreement before long, urging British officials to bend on their hardened positions on key issues like food safety. In an interview with the BBC, Lighthizer said the ...