Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker told staff during an all-hands meeting on Thursday that the company was in talks with four automakers for a potential buyout, according to a recording of the event viewed by Business Insider.”We still have some time to get other offers on Fisker,” he told staff on…

World leaders are in Ottawa negotiating a treaty to end plastic pollution.The US, a major plastic exporter, says its a dealmaker but is under pressure to be more ambitious.Plastic production is on the rise globally and could account for 20% of carbon emissions by 2050.  World leaders are gathering in…

(Reuters) -International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Ecuadorean authorities have reached a staff-level agreement to underpin a four-year, $4 billion extended fund facility, the IMF said in a statement on Thursday.”Amid a challenging macroeconomic outlook, our objective has been and remains to support the authorities’ efforts to improve the living…

By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s ban on “noncompete” agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have grown increasingly skeptical of federal agencies’ power to adopt broad rules. The commission in unveiling the rule on Tuesday said agreements…

HAVANA (Reuters) – Argentine jet fuel providers in Buenos Aires refused to service Cuban state airline Cubana this week citing concerns over U.S. trade sanctions on Cuba, the Havana-based carrier said late on Wednesday, prompting multiple unexpected flight cancellations.Cubana de Aviacion S.A., which operates flights within Cuba and to various…