The company has tested tools that make rides safer, court records show. Measures to stem the violence have been set aside in favor of protecting the company’s business.
Category: United States
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Bolsonaro House Arrest Casts Shadow Over Brazil-U.S. Trade Talks
The Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order could complicate efforts to negotiate over President Trump’s punishing tariffs, set to go into effect this week.
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Switzerland Rushes to Give Trump ‘More Attractive’ Offer to Cut Tariffs
The Swiss government said it had “no indication” the country would be hit with a 39 percent tariff, which is set to take effect this week.
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What’s It Like to Deal With Brutal U.S. Tariffs? Ask Malaysia.
Once a cog in the Malaysian economy, the solar industry profited from Chinese investment. Now it’s becoming a case study of what happens when the United States closes its markets.
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Trade Fueled Inequality. Can Trump’s Tariffs Reduce It?
The president has pitched his trade policies at workers who feel left behind by globalization. But that doesn’t mean trade barriers will revive factories and close income gaps.
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192,000 Play Kitchens Are Recalled After Child Dies of Strangulation
Children playing with the set can get caught on a hook of the toy kitchen and asphyxiate themselves, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
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Stocks Drop as Trump’s New Tariffs Weigh on Markets
President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs, major corporate earnings reports and an imminent reading on the U.S. labor market weighed on markets.
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With New 40% Tariff, Trump Takes Aim at U.S. Dependence on China’s Factories
President Trump’s executive order carved out a special tariff on goods shipped indirectly to the United States by way of other countries.
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Here’s What to Know About Trump’s 50% Tariffs on Brazil
Latin America’s biggest economy can weather the shock of a high tariff rate. But American coffee lovers and Brazilian ranchers are likely to feel the pain.
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Murky Pledges of Investment Cast Shadow on Trump’s Trade Deals
Recent global trade deals with the United States were secured with huge, often vaguely defined investment pledges from partners like Japan.