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• Steel, sunset clause cloud NAFTA talks, as ministers press for deal April 25, 2018
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday reiterated Canada's opposition to proposed U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs due to come into force next week, as pressure mounted to seal a quick deal on updating NAFTA.
• Big data aids Sikorsky in improving helicopter maintenance April 25, 2018
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Big data analytics are helping Lockheed Martin Corp's helicopter unit improve the maintenance of its aircraft and cut costs by identifying patterns that might have otherwise gone unnoticed, Sikorsky President Dan Schultz said on Wednesday.
• Qualcomm profit tops estimates on higher modem chip sales April 25, 2018
  (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc's quarterly profit and revenue topped Wall Street forecasts, suggesting that a slowdown in the global smartphone business might be less severe than feared after a string of weak forecasts from suppliers in recent weeks.
• Chevron evacuates Venezuela executives following staff arrests April 25, 2018
  (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Chevron Corp has evacuated executives from Venezuela after two of its workers were imprisoned over a contract dispute with state-owned oil company PDVSA, according to four sources familiar with the matter.