Contractor quitting puts Shell in spotlight over climate
BERLIN (AP) — A longtime contractor for Shell has publicly called out the oil and gas company’s climate plans, accusing…
May 2022
Barclays Refiles Accounts After Blunder, Will Launch Buyback
LONDON (Reuters) – Barclays said on Monday it had refiled its accounts with U.S. regulators after a blunder led to…
Wall Street Bounces Back On Boost From Banks, Apple After Volatile Week
By Anisha Sircar and Devik Jain (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes climbed on Monday as investors bought beaten-down banks and…
Russia Cuts Mandatory FX Conversion Level For Exporters To 50%
(Reuters) – Russia is cutting the proportion of foreign currency revenues that exporters must convert into roubles to 50% from…
BlackRock Moves To Sidelines On Developed Market Equities
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – BlackRock Investment Institute cut its ratings of developed market (DM) equities to “neutral”…
Economic Outlook Has ‘darkened’, Business And Government Leaders Warn In Davos
By Balazs Koranyi and Dan Burns DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Multiple threats to the global economy topped the worries of the…
For Americans, 2021 delivered healthiest finances in 8 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ financial health reached its highest level in nearly a decade last year, the Federal Reserve said…
Tunisian Union Calls National Strike, Rejects President’s Dialogue
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s powerful labour union said on Monday it would hold a national strike over…
Starbucks leaving Russian market, shutting 130 stores
Starbucks is pulling out of the Russian market. In a memo to employees Monday, the Seattle coffee giant said it…
World Food Program chief presses billionaires ‘to step up’
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s World Food Program is telling billionaires it’s “time to step up”…