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French wine industry warns of 'brutal' impact from US tariffs
French wine industry warns of 'brutal' impact from US tariffs
by  AFP

The French wine industry on Friday warned of a "brutal" impact from US tariffs and a weak dollar, urging France and the European Union to "continue negotiations". Jean-Marie Fabre, president of the union of independent winegrowers of France, urged France to continue negotiations.

Stocks slide as Trump's new tariff sweep offsets earnings
Stocks slide as Trump's new tariff sweep offsets earnings
by  AFP

Stock markets slid but the dollar held up Friday as US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on dozens of trading partners, offsetting strong earnings from tech giants. Tariffs uncertainty overshadowed earnings from major tech titans this week that saw Apple on Thursday post double-digit quarterly revenue growth that beat expectations.

Bayer sets aside more cash to deal with weedkiller woes
Bayer sets aside more cash to deal with weedkiller woes
by  AFP

German pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals giant Bayer said it had put aside an extra 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) to deal with long-running US legal woes linked to a weedkiller. It takes to 1.7 billion euros the amount set aside to deal with litigation linked to the glyphosate-based Roundup weedkiller, the German group said in a statement late Thursday.

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