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>> lets talk about general motors. you slammed the company for corporate greed at its worse after its announcement its laying off 14,000 workers including almost 2,000 in ohio. this comes after the trump administration imposed sweeping tariffs, which you have supported, gm told the commerce department in june, quote, increased import tariffs could lead to a smaller gm, a reduced presence at home and abroad, for this iconic american company and risk less, not more, u.s. jobs. gm said in june that...

But i told her, im not happy about it at all. >> reporter: the president also asked if increased tariffs due to a trade war are to blame. >> no, not tariffs. that has nothing to do with tariffs. she said the car was not selling. >> reporter: gm acknowledges the tariffs arent to blame for the cuts, but in june issued a stark warning that, quote, increased import tariffs could lead to a smaller gm." and tonight, say the trade policy has cost them $1.4 billion. >> so, lets get to eva, live in detro...

To the index and the desperate search for a missing girl in lumberton, virginia. 13-year-old hania aguilar was taken from in front of her home while waiting to go to school three weeks ago now. the fbi is now asking the public to take a close look at her distinctive sneakers, white adidas with colorful stitching on the heel. they hope it sparks new leads. to the american missionary killed by an isolated tribe on an island in the indian ocean. authorities are unsure now if theyll ever be able t...

Smuggling more than 200 tons of cocaine into the united states. and now the feds say el chapos adult children have taken over the billion dollar cartel, recently adding alfredo guzmán to top 10 most wanted list. jillian: chinese president xi jinping promise to go open country to free trade overnight kicking up chinas international expo, commit today cutting import tariffs, no high-level u.s. officials attending long-week events, comments coming amid tensions with president trump who has imposed...

Been slowing down quite significantly. speaking of another economy thats been slowing down a little bit, that is china. today we heard from the president xi jinping for the third time this year, interestingly enough he was talking about china being open for business and wanting to attract more investment from international companies and he said that they are looking to lower import tariffs from countries they are engaged with, throwing a bit of shade to the u.s., but it hasnt helped china equiti...

Percent and hes cut regulations. thats good news for business is focused on the u.s. market but for those producing for third countries things are more complicated the turbulent negotiations around the north american free trade agreement only recently concluded left north american supply chains in doubt the ongoing trade dispute with china is also hitting foreign companies european automakers are already facing chinese import tariffs on cars coming off their u.s. assembly lines so where does the...

Chinese import tariffs on cars coming off their u.s. assembly lines so where does the balance lie for european businesses in the u.s. net positive or negative that may depend on the company itself. and earlier my colleague ben fizzling talked with new jersey governor and phil murphy whos here in germany trying to drum up trade for his state he told us not to lose hope and trade with the u.s. despite the current storm warnings. again theres a lot of volatility in washington the im a democrat im a...

You finance ministers are trying to come to a quick agreement for rewriting trade agreements with the us among their concerns europes crucial car industry and ongoing threats from washington that e.u. imports are targets for higher tariffs. also on the program as the midterms come closer in the u.s. the economy is on fire but will that translate into votes on ballots for the republicans. and recycling in russia people in a small town outside moscow are trying to learn the benefits of sorting you...

Question is do import tariffs bring benefits outside of government coffers. if i guess they protect a countrys domestic economy. is that true what role does protecting domestic industries play in an era of global free trade. weve come to the town of huge book housing in the german state of touring and home to vulcan rainers company merida and century and. the former top cyclocross cyclist was the man who brought mountain biking to germany in a big way. today hes a successful entrepreneur. the co...

Emissions cheating scandal broke on september eighteenth two thousand and fifteen in the days that followed the companys share price plummeted on september twenty second b.t.w. issued a warning to its shareholders the company maintains that in this matter at least it acted according to its duties. indeed its before stay in for our point of view this case is only about whether folks dogmatic obligation to inform shareholders in the markets that were convinced that this is the case. isnt about sor...