Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

GM Can't Wait Around for Trump to Win a Trade War

Patience isn’t always a virtue when it comes to running a business.

June 29, 2018 at 7:55 PM UTC

Brooke Sutherland is Bloomberg News' Boston bureau chief and writes the Industrial Strength Newsletter. She was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies and an M&A reporter for Bloomberg News.

At the end of the day, it’s GM first.
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