 |  | | U.S. official backs weak dollar amid fears of trade war | | | DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin welcomed a weaker dollar on Wednesday, sending the greenback reeling and underlining concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump is stepping up his attack on China and other big trading partners as part of his America First agenda. | | |  | | | Aramco seeks to expand in U.S., says Trump is pro-oil | | | DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Saudi oil giant Aramco is looking to expand in the United States where President Donald Trump's tax cuts and support for the oil industry are making business increasingly attractive, its chief executive told Reuters. | | |  | | | Ford says commodities hurt results, more pain ahead in 2018 | | | DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Wednesday posted a lower-than-expected quarterly net profit, hurt by rising commodity costs and unfavorable currency exchange rates, and said it expects more pain to come from higher raw material prices in 2018. | | |  | | | SEC investigating GE charge; company posts $10 billion loss | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators are probing a massive insurance charge recently announced by General Electric Co , the latest blow to the nation's largest industrial conglomerate as it struggles to reverse steep declines in some of its units and is looking to sell off $20 billion of assets. | | |  | | | Apple to add battery features after slowdown row | | | (Reuters) - Apple Inc announced changes on Wednesday that make good on its promise to allow users to turn off a controversial feature that slows down iPhones when batteries are running low, although it signaled it might take months more to deliver. | | |  | | | U.S. auto regulator probes Tesla 'Autopilot' crash: source | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is sending investigators to examine the crash of a Tesla Inc vehicle, apparently traveling in semi-autonomous mode, and a fire truck in California, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday. | | | | | | | | Related Video | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | Counterparties is a curated snapshot of the best finance news and commentary around the web. Register Today | | |  |  | | | News you can use with actionable, timely advice for managing your financial life, including retirement, taxes, real estate, education and more. Register Today | | | | | » » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | |
