Would a Broadcom-Qualcomm Deal Really Shift the 5G race?: DealBook Briefing
The winners: U. S. sellers of industrial metals, like AK Steel
and U. S. Steel, whose stocks jumped yesterday; trade hard-liners like Wilbur Ross, the commerce secretary, Robert Lighthizer, the White House’s top trade negotiator, and Peter Navarro, its trade policy guru.
We have already had constructive discussions with some, and we are continuing to pursue our engagement with them all.”
Blackrock said it is asking companies to answer questions like:
• “What is your strategy and process for managing the reputational, financial and litigation risk associated with manufacturing civilian firearms?”
• “How do you assess the financial, reputational and litigation risk of the various
aspects of your product lines and how each of those products is distributed?”
An article in The Intercept says that not only did the real estate firm — which Jared Kushner led until joining the White House — try to convince Qatar to invest in its embattled 666 Fifth Avenue property in Manhattan, but
that it spoke directly with the emirate’s top money man.
Mr. Landler and Ms. Haberman point out that Mr. Cohn is still waiting to see if Mr. Trump actually rolls
out the tariffs — a fair question, given how quickly his boss appears to switch policy positions.
