Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain...
Several Automakers Banish Sexy, Scantily-clad Models At 2018 Geneva Motor Show by Automotive1 ( m ): 6:34am When the annual motor show reopens this week, the sexy,scantily-dressed models a.k.a “ booth babes ”,will be gone and replaced by male and female models dressed in sportswear to promote its line up of pick-ups and cars. In the era of the worldwide #MeToo movement that’s fighting sexual harassment, the objectification of women solely for the fancy of men in the automotive industry is facing stiff criticism. Earlier this year, Formula 1 made the announcement it would no longer use grid girls during its race events. Instead, kids will take center stage on the starting grid. Now, several automakers are cutting back or eliminating the use of booth girls at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Nissan ,which stopped hiring fashion models for shows last year said "Times have changed “ and that "It makes more sense to use product speciali...