PROVIDENE, R.I.—Self-driving shuttle company May Mobility continues to expand its operations.

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an accident at the Liberty Tire Recycling facility in Des Moines in which a man lost part of his right arm.

INDIANAPOLIS—Health care insurance costs were at the top of the list of the most pressing issues for rubber products executives in 2019, according to the Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers' State of the Industry Report.

BEIJING—The Chinese Ministry of Finance said it will levy tariffs on some $60 billion worth of U.S. goods beginning June 1.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government followed through on plans to raise tariffs May 10 on $200 billion worth of imports from China, but the decision is drawing opposition from chemical and manufacturing industry trade groups.

WASHINGTON—Some business sectors are nervous, others encouraged at President Trump raising tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods even as a Chinese delegation was en route to Washington to continue trade talks with the U.S.

WASHINGTON—The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, a major U.S. auto parts industry group, threw its weight behind President Trump's rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement, urging Congress to approve the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement "without delay."

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Machine manufacturers in Taiwan are keeping a close eye on escalating trade talks between the U.S. and China, and think the tariffs will ultimately benefit them if they go into effect.

MELKSHAM, England—Avon Rubber's protection division has been awarded two separate contracts to supply mask systems and related accessories.