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Trump’s Tariffs Revived a Steel Town, But Industry Is Unforgiving

(Bloomberg) — Michael Antoff can thank President Donald Trump and his tariffs for the chance to spend his retirement living by the Lake of the Ozarks, goofing around with his two grandchildren.In 2015, when U.S. Steel Corp.’s hulking mill in Granite City, Illinois, went dark, Antoff still needed 11 months of service to lock in his pension. He scraped by with odd jobs that paid a third of his former salary for two anxious years. Then, in March 2018, Trump put 25% duties on imported steel, the plant rekindled its two blast furnaces and Antoff returned to the line.Yet Antoff’s …read more […]

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Airbus headed for strong sales year despite trade woes: sales chief

Airbus will end the year with all major civil aircraft programs showing a book-to-bill ratio above 1, sales chief Christian Scherer said on Wednesday. In a year marked by trade tensions and U.S. tariffs, Airbus turned in a “very satisfactory” sales performance for 2019, Scherer said, adding that the aircraft tariffs nonetheless pose a “very serious problem for our clients”. The eventual development of a larger version of the A220 was “not a question of if, but when”, Scherer said, adding that it is not being considered at this stage. …read more […]

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Google settles 'longstanding' tax dispute with Australia

Alphabet Inc’s Google has settled a “longstanding” tax dispute with Australia’s tax office, it said on Wednesday, after paying an extra A$481.5 million ($326.75 million) on top of its previous tax bill. The settlement comes after an audit that looked into the tech giant’s tax practices between 2008 and 2018, a Google spokeswoman said. In a separate statement, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said it has now netted A$1.25 billion after also settling tax disputes recently with other tech giants such as Microsoft, Apple and Facebook under the Multinational Anti-Avoidance Law (MAAL). …read more […]