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EU Seals Deal To Boost US Beef Imports: Sources

The European Union has agreed a deal to allow US farmers a larger share of Europe's beef market, EU sources and diplomats said, in a move that co...

Britain's Competition Watchdog Investigates Liqui-Box Deal For DS Smith Unit

Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday it was investigating whether US-based Liqui-Box's $585 million (€522.5 million) takeover of a DS Smith P...

US Consumer Prices Rise, Underlying Inflation Benign

US consumer prices rose moderately in April and underlying inflation remained muted, suggesting the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates unchanged for...

Tobacco-Free Pouches Boost Swedish Match's Q1 Profit

Swedish Match posted on Thursday a slightly bigger than expected rise in quarterly profit helped by US sales growth for its relatively new non-tobacco...

Vaping Companies Facing European Opposition To Higher Nicotine Level

A push by makers of electronic cigarettes to raise nicotine levels in the European Union towards their far higher American levels is running into oppositio...

EU Fleshes Out WTO E-Commerce Proposal, Faces Obstacles

The European Union began a push for improved protection for traders and consumers involved in online transactions, as it published proposals on Friday laun...

In The City Of Gouda, Dutch Cheesemakers Worry About US Tariffs

Surrounded by 15-kg (33 lb) wheels of cheese ready to be carted away in horse-drawn carriages, a dairy farmer in the Dutch city of Gouda faces off against...

US Wins WTO Ruling Against China Grain Import Quotas

The United States won a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on Thursday against China's use of tariff-rate quotas for rice, wheat and corn, which it succ...