‘Fatal decision’: EU slammed for caving to US pressure on digital rules https://www.politico.eu/article/fatal-decision-eu-slammed-for-caving-to-us-pressure-on-digital-rules/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #Anti-coercioninstrument #DigitalServicesAct #DigitalMarketsAct #Globaleconomy #Negotiations #Cooperation #Enforcement #Technology #Companies #Democracy #Platforms #Services #BigTech #digital #Markets #Tariffs #Trade #MEPs #War

[#TRADESHOW] 2026 #Shanghai #International #Metal #Recycling #Expo from July 8 to 10, 2026, at Shanghai New International Expo #Center, #China. #Event focuses on #recycled #metals, recycling #equipment, processing #technologies, and downstream #industrial applications across the non-ferrous metals #sector. #Exhibition provides a focused #B2B #business #platform for #companies involved in scrap metal processing, recycled raw material #supply, and industrial #reuse. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/2026-shanghai-international-metal-recycling-expo/

Duty-free sales at Japan's top department stores rose in March, signaling a tentative rebound after months of weakness tied to a drop in Chinese tourist spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/01/companies/duty-free-sales-rebound/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tourism #departmentstores #dutyfree #china

[#TRADESHOW] #Lightweight #Asia 2026 (Asia’s Lightweight #Automotive #Trade #Fair) from July 8 to 10, 2026, at #Shanghai New #International #Expo #Center, #China. #Event #focuses on lightweight #materials, processing #technologies, and engineering #solutions for the automotive #industry. #Show provides a focused #B2B #business #platform for #automakers, parts #suppliers, materials #companies, and equipment #providers in lightweight vehicle #design and #manufacturing. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/lightweight-asia-2026-asias-lightweight-automotive-trade-fair/

Companies across Japan held entrance ceremonies for new employees Wednesday, the first day of the country's new fiscal year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/01/companies/companies-welcome-new-employees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jobs #wages

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/trump-iran-war-fossil-fuel-policy-environment. Just imagine if the #US & #global #economies were far more dependent on #renewable #energy, & far less dependent on #fossilfuels, which neither Donald #Trump nor the #fossilfuel #companies would like. Would the #USA & #Israel be at #war with #Iran, would global #markets, #firms & #households be concerned about volatile energy #prices - would we be in this mess of Trump's & Netanyahu's making?

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are expected to increase fuel surcharges up to double their current rates on international flights starting with June bookings due to the war in the Middle East. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/01/companies/fuel-surcharges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #aviation #airlines #airports #trade #oil #iran #middleeast #ana #jal

SBI Holdings is exploring plans to build a large-scale immersive arena in Tokyo aiming to replicate the "Sphere" in Las Vegas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/01/companies/sbi-sphere-arena/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sbi #tourism

EU proposes emergency change to carbon market to prevent soaring prices https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-proposes-emergency-change-to-carbon-market-to-prevent-soaring-prices/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EmissionsTradingSystem #EnergyandClimateUK #FinancialServices #EnergyandClimate #Decarbonization #Companies #Emissions #Pollution #Stability #WarinIran #Industry #Markets #Carbon #Crisis #Energy #Oil #War

Trump administration launches new bid to attract U.S. oil companies to Venezuela — but finding few takers
President Donald Trump has been pressuring U.S. oil and gas executives to invest in Venezuela’s energy sector, nearly three months after the toppling of former president Nicolás Maduro, as the country is said to have the largest crude oil reserves in the world.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-venzuela-ceraweek-shell-chevron-machado-9.7148762?cmp=rss