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World Service,25 Jul 2018,26 mins

Trump and Juncker Meet

World Business Report

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President Trump says talks are beginning with aim of getting rid of almost all tariffs and barriers to trade between Europe and the US. And Brussels has agreed to buy far more soya beans and liquid natural gas. We ask our regular economic commentator Irwin Stelzer to explain why Trump believes tariffs are “the greatest”. We also hear from Jennifer Thomas at the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, plus, Howard Mustoe reports that US whiskey makers are still worried about EU tariffs. Susan J. Schmidt at Westwood Holdings Group in Dallas updates us on the financial markets. We also look at the illustrious career of former Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne, who died suddenly aged 66. And how far will a chocolate bar manufacturer go to trademark its confectionery? Nestle has taken a fight to protect the shape of its four-finger KitKat bar all the way to the Europe’s highest court.

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