FRANKFURT, March 27 (Reuters) - Planned U.S. tariffs of 25% on imported cars and light trucks starting April are a fatal signal for global trade and will deal a severe blow to the auto industry, Germany's car industry association VDA said. The risk of a global trade conflict - with negative consequences for the global economy and growth, prosperity, jobs...

March 27 (Reuters) - Australia's Domain Holdings said on Thursday that U.S. online real estate firm CoStar ( CSGP ) has sweetened its proposal to buy the property classifieds firm, now valuing it at A$2.80 billion ($1.76 billion). CoStar ( CSGP ) has revised its offer to A$4.43 per share, Domain said in a statement, representing a 5.5% premium to...

(Reuters) - The top U.S. consumer finance agency on Wednesday asked a court to undo an enforcement case which the watchdog had already won last year, accusing prior agency officials of abusing their power as they sought to enforce diversity, equity and inclusion in lending. Following a case initially brought in 2020 during President Donald Trump's previous administration, the Consumer...

LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on boosting domestic minerals production is intended to blast a path through the thicket of mine permitting in the United States. It takes an average of nearly 29 years for a new mine to go from discovery to production in the United States, the second-longest lead time in the...