Tech talent is flocking to Toronto, and more news around the world

Every day, LinkedIn publishes 12 Daily Rundowns, in 7 languages, around the world to get professionals up to speed. Here's a translated look at what each market is talking about today.

U.S.: AT&T, Time Warner gets the go-ahead, Americans are feeling good about the economy, and more top news

• The U.S. lost its appeal of a decision allowing AT&T to buy Time Warner.
• Consumer confidence in the U.S. has rebounded to its highest level in 18 years, following an end to the longest-ever government shutdown.
• Oregon plans to become the first state to set statewide limits on rent increases.
• While Fiat-Chrysler prepares to hire 6,500 employees in Michigan, it will cut almost 1,400 jobs in Illinois.
• Walmart has changed its job description for greeters, and people with disabilities feel targeted by the move, says NPR.

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CANADA: Ontario set to overhaul health care; tech talent is moving to Toronto, and more top news

• Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott announced that the government is moving ahead with a new blueprint to reorganize the health care system.
• Canada's welcoming approach to tech visas is pulling in workers from around the world and bringing back Canadians who were previously working abroad, says the Financial Times.
• Unless the U.S. removes steel and aluminum tariffs, Canada won’t ratify the renegotiated North American free-trade pact, reports The Globe and Mail.
• New Brunswick’s Crown-owned power utility NB Power will work with a Florida-based company to develop power plants fueled by hydrogen extracted from seawater.
• Costco may be the latest retailer to give Amazon chase, with the bargain wholesale retailer being named the most-satisfying place to shop online.

MEXICO: Oxxo will start to sell Corona beer; Walmart workers are consider a strike, and more top news

• Oxxo store chain will start selling Grupo Modelo beers in April.
• Walmart workers in Mexico are demanding a 20% raise in their wage, otherwise they will go on strike.
• Mexico's National Commission for Regulatory Improvement (Conamer) announced a project to regulate the import of used vehicles.
• Goldman Sachs cuts Mexico's growth forecast for 2019.
• Mexico's Grupo Bimbo is among the most ethical companies worldwide, according to a ranking by The Ethisphere Institute.

BRAZIL: Petrobras to close its headquarters in S?o Paulo; almost half of Brazilians reject pension reform, and more top news

• Petrobras will close its 300-employee headquarters in S?o Paulo.
• 46 percent of Brazilians reject pension reform.
• Caoa is negotiating its purchase of the Ford plant in S?o Bernardo.
• Advertisers leave YouTube after controversy over brand safety.
• Indicated by Bolsonaro, Campos Neto defends autonomy of the Central Bank.

EUROPE: Europe calls for facts in Huawei case, May offers MPs choice of no-deal or delay, and more top news

• European industry leaders are calling for facts, not fears, to rule decisions surrounding Huawei, reports Reuters.
• No-deal or delay? Those are the options Theresa May has offered to MPs preparing to vote in two weeks.
• The former head of the Swedish Academy, Sara Danius, has resigned.
• Ferrero has resumed operations at its biggest Nutella plant.
• A top-performing school in London is moving to a four-and-a-half-day week, reports The Independent.

U.K.: EU expects May to request three-month delay to Brexit, Centrica lost 742,000 customers last year, and more top news

• The EU is preparing for Theresa May to request a three-month delay to Brexit, Bloomberg reports citing two EU officials.
• Centrica lost 742,000 customers last year, as CEO Iain Conn warned the company faces a “huge number of headwinds.”
• Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will meet with the UK’s culture secretary in California to discuss online security.
• The government posted a record budget surplus last month, offering Chancellor Philip Hammond a pre-Brexit boost.
• Breakdancing could be the newest sport at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

FRANCE: The Netherlands buy stake in Air-France-KLM, McDonalds pursues organic foods, and more top news

• The Dutch government bought more than 12.68% of shares in the Air France-KLM holding company to increase its influence.
• McDonald’s partners with Biolait to purchase 4.5 million litres of organic milk per year.  
• The government wants to reform the national employment agency to increase its efficiency.  
• Prices in public hospitals will rise by 0.5% in 2019.
• Siemens Gamera will build a factory of offshore wind turbines in the city of Le Havre.

DACH: Tax on super rich could substitute solidarity supplement, Opel reaches first surplus in 20 years, and more top news

• A property tax on the super rich could substitute the solidarity supplement, which today generates 17 billion euros , economists calculated.
• Ailing carmaker Opel reached it’s first surplus in 20 years.
• The SEC has asked to hold Tesla CEO Elon Musk in contempt over allegations that he violated a  settlement deal.
• Fashion retailer Esprit cuts 400 jobs.
• Almost 2.5 million Germans use car sharing services.

INDIA: Mukesh Ambani is the world's 8th richest man, Delhi stares at groundwater crisis, and more top news

• Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani has become the eighth richest man in the world with a net worth of $54 billion, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2019.
• Delhi could soon have a major water shortage on its hands.
• The RBI has recommended several changes in the compensation plans of top bank executives, including a penalty for under-reporting bad debt.
• Electric vehicles have several obstacles to overcome before they find favour with cab-hailing firms, shows a survey.
• More and more Indians from smaller cities are taking overseas vacations.

AUSTRALIA: Share price pain sought for wayward companies, Cadbury banned from zoos, and more top news

• Fines should be large enough to lower the share price of big companies that break the law.
• Mondelez-owned Cadbury and Natural Confectionery Company products were banned from zoos in Victoria.
• Don’t hold your breath for a big pay rise.
• A regulator tasked with assessing the quality of audits is still paid by accounting giant PwC.
• You no longer need to live in capital city to get start-up experience.

JAPAN: Fair trade commission to probe Amazon Japan, Disney and NTT Docomo team up with streaming, and more top news.

• Fair trade commission to probe Amazon Japan and other EC giants for dominant presence in the digital market.
• Walt Disney and NTT Docomo team up with content streaming for smartphones.
• Convenience store Lawson to ban plastic cups for cold brew coffee.
• Toyota and group 9 companies team up to hold educational event for women engineers.
• The number of seniors (age 65+) who are self employed increased 14% in 10 years, reflecting Japan’s aging society.

CHINA: Baidu to rotate its senior executives, the Forbidden City hot pot restaurant triggers controversy, and more top news

• Baidu began implementing a senior executive rotational program.
• A new hot pot restaurant in the Forbidden City triggered controversy.
• Wuxi edged out top cities as consumer favorite for customer satisfaction.
• 5G and folding-screen phones show up at WMC 2019.
• Elon Musk criticized SEC after incurring its scrutiny again over a tweet about production numbers.

— LinkedIn Editors