The Rundown Rundown: Europe hits back at U.S. tariffs, and other news around the world
Every day, LinkedIn publishes 10 Daily Rundowns, in 5 languages, around the world to get professionals up to speed. Here's a translated look at what each market is talking about today. The news team creates this digest for internal use; is this something you're interested in seeing? Let us know in the comments.
MEXICO: México ve posible un acuerdo por el TLCAN, Apple y Nike son las marcas que más emocionan y otras noticias
- Mexico’s secretary of Finance says that deal with the U.S. over NAFTA have a 50% of probabilities of closing.
- Apple, Nike and Nissan are the most appealing brands for Mexicans, according to study. Technology brands reach the best positions in the ranking.
- Mexican peso stops losing value against U.S. dollar.
- Uber’s service for individuals with disabilities will be available in eight Mexican cities.
- According to Airbnb data, Mexico is the second country after the U.S. that will travel to the World Cup in Russia.
BRAZIL: Dólar turismo bate R$ 4,06 nas casas de cambio, salário mínimo pode ficar abaixo dos R$ 1 mil em 2019 e outras notícias
- Dollar reaches R $4.06 in exchange offices, reaching its highest keven in two years.
- Government readjusts calculation, and minimum wage should stay below R $1000 in 2019.
- Expert says it may be Brazil's turn in the line of emerging countries to fall.
- Government withdraws import tax on amusement park equipment.
- Compared to May 2017, vehicle production is 15.2% down.
U.S.: Europe hits back at US tariffs, UPS workers could go on strike, and more top news
- The European Union says it will impose “rebalancing” tariffs on $3.4 billion of U.S. imports in response to Washington’s steel and aluminum tariffs. The duties will take effect in July.
- UPS workers are set to strike in what could be the nation’s largest in decades.
- The White House and ZTE have reached a deal to lift a ban on U.S. sales to the company, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed to CNBC.
- Johnson & Johnson is facing its largest lawsuit yet over allegations that its talc-based products contain cancer-causing asbestos.
- Plane tickets are getting more expensive as airlines pass rising jet-fuel costs to their customers.
CANADA: Canada gets ready to legalize cannabis, J&J's biggest legal battle yet over cancer claims, and more top news
- Canada is set to become the first G20 nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use this week, when a Senate vote is expected to ratify Bill C-45.
FRANCE: L’Europe contre-attaque face aux taxes américaines, Uber se met au vélo électrique, et les autres infos du jour
- The EU will start imposing duties from July on a list of US products in response to Trump's tariffs.
- Uber has launched an electric bike-sharing service in Europe.
- Brexit could cost French companies $4 billion a year, according to a new study.
- French historic multi channel retailer La Redoute diversifies in e-tourism.
- 37% of French people have bought a counterfeit without knowing it, according to a new study.
U.K.: Carillion collapse to cost taxpayers £148m, Amazon to create 2,500 jobs in UK, and more top news
- The collapse of construction giant Carillion will cost UK taxpayers at least £148m.
- Amazon is set to create 2,500 full-time jobs in the UK this year.
- The editor of the Daily Mail is stepping down after 26 years in the role.
- Poundworld is facing administration after a potential buyer has pulled out of talks.
- The English Premier League generated record revenue of £4.5bn last season.
INDIA: Your EMIs are set to rise, why India needs more women politicians, and other trending news
- Home and auto loans will get costlier with the RBI effecting its first rate hike in over four years.
- India can improve its economy by electing more female legislators. Quartz reports that constituencies that elected women reported 15.25 percentage point higher growth in economic activity than seats that elected men.
- Videocon Industries will now face bankruptcy proceedings. The National Company Law Tribunal has admitted an insolvency petition against the consumer electronics-to-oil conglomerate.
- IIT Bombay has emerged as the country’s top institution in QS World University Rankings.
- The government is looking to bring in a mechanism where errant distribution companies will have to compensate power consumers.
AUSTRALIA: There's less full-time work than ever, Brits have a beef with our meat, and more top news
- It’s never been harder to get a full-time job in Australia. The percentage of Australians in full-time work with with leave entitlements has dropped from 51.35% in 2012 to 49.97% in 2017, according to The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work’s data.
- Hormone-treated Australian beef is one of the sticking points of Brexit trade deal negotiations, according to a think tank.
- Mark Zuckerberg may be called to an Australian grilling after Facebook revealed data-sharing arrangements with China.
- Amazon has struck a deal with a Melbourne developer to sell Alexa-enabled apartments.
- The ‘biggest float of the year’ has been postponed by fintech startup Prospa amid regulator concerns.
CHINA: Facebook称与4家中国公司分享数据,一汽滴滴合作招募网约车司机,及更多资讯
- Facebook admitted sharing user data with 4 Chinese companies, including Huawei, Lenovo, TCL and OPPO, and such collaboration will be terminated shortly.
- Didi Chuxing, the Chinese car hailing service giant, established cooperation with state-run automotive manufacturer First Auto Workshop, in the form of renting cars to Didi riders.
- ZTE and US Department of Commerce signed agreement on lifting the ban imposed on American semiconductor makers to sell components to the Chinese telecom equipment giant.
- WeChat re-launched “Da Shang” function, allowing readers to make donation to article authors as appreciation, after Tencent’s reconciliation with Apple. The function was suspended due to conflict with Apple’s policy which demands 30 percent of revenue share from every payment took place on iOS.
- Bytedance, the Chinese unicorn of online content platform publicly known as Toutiao, apologized for making inappropriate jokes of historical heroic figures in online ads.
DACH: Milliardenverluste durch gef?lschte Markenprodukte; Stress im Job macht M?nner krank; und weitere Themen
- Product piracy costs EU producers 60 billion euros per year. This number is expected to increase to 85 billion in the coming years.
- A stressful job increases risk of heart disease - but (almost) exclusively for men. This is based on a medical study that surveyed about 100.000 participants over the course of 17 years.
- EU is planning to implement tariffs on a list of about 100 US products at the start of July.
- Whoever runs a Facebook fan page is responsible for privacy and data security, even if they can’t access the raw Facebook data, says the European high court.
- Scientists invent a new, more effective way to produce an ultra strong, ultra light building material — from animal excrement instead of living plant matter.
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6 年Why does Canada's version have more US news than Canadian news? I'm sure there are more local Canadian news to share. If people want updates on whats happening in USA, they can read the Daily Rundown US version.