DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor ( F ) CEO Jim Farley said U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed and implemented tariffs have added a lot of cost and a lot of chaos, although Farley said he believes the president aims to strengthen the American auto industry overall. The automaker is considering areas in which it can build up inventory to prepare...

(Reuters) - The Trump administration's rapid dismantling of the U.S. consumer protection watchdog will have broad implications for consumers with credit cards, mortgages and bank accounts, leaving Americans with little recourse if they feel they are unfairly treated by their financial institutions, experts say. The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was defanged over the weekend by Trump administration appointees, after...

Ecolab Inc ( ECL ) shares are trading higher after the company reported fourth-quarter sales growth of 2% year-on-year to $4.005 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $3.99 billion. Organic sales grew 4%, led by strong growth in the Industrial and Healthcare & Life Sciences segments and the Pest Elimination and Institutional & Specialty segments. In fixed currency, Global Industrial sales grew 4% to $2.067 billion, Global Institutional & Specialty...

09:58 AM EST, 02/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NEO Battery Materials ( NBMFF ) , a low-cost silicon anode materials developer, on Tuesday said it will collaborate with Rockwell Automation to integrate advanced automation solutions at NEO's planned silicon anode manufacturing facility in Windsor, Ontario. Rockwell Automation will help NEO achieve operational readiness for large-scale, commercial production. We are excited to...