Trump drops his threat to bar Bombardier from the US market

At a rally near Wichita, Kansas, on Monday, US President Donald Trump said he would take care of the company's workers there. In September he had threatened to stop it from selling in the United States.

Bombardier jobs in the United States

3,500 jobs

Bombardier has 3,500 jobs in the United States, including 1,500 in Wichita, where its US headquarters stands.

Kansas lawmakers, including Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who faces a tight re-election race, had called the White House. Trump credited Marshall for the reversal.

And us?

Shares of the Quebec jet maker rose 4 per cent on Tuesday. The wider trade war goes on: Washington banned imports of Canadian alcohol, motorcycles and dairy in September.