Output slows at Stellantis plant in Italy as workers strike over conditions

By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Vehicle production has been slowed at a Stellantis plant in southern Italy in the past few days due to strikes by employees protesting over working conditions, the FIOM union said on Friday. The Franco-Italian carmaker assembles the recently launched Alfa Romeo Tonale SUV, production of which is ramping up,…

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G7 finance chiefs debate reducing supply chain reliance on China

By Christian Kraemer and Tetsushi Kajimoto NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies discussed the need to make global supply chains more resilient by reducing over-reliance on China, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Friday. Japan, which is hosting a three-day G7 meeting to debate key global themes…

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Alphabet CEO to meet EU industry chief Breton, EU deputy chief May 24

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai will meet European Commission deputy chief Vera Jourova and EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Brussels on May 24, according to the European Commission’s agenda on Friday. Breton is in charge of digital rules that will require Alphabet’s Google and other tech giants to allow business…

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