By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The U.S. wants Mexico’s government to build strong institutions to protect worker rights as companies aiming to avoid supply chain disruptions in far-off production spots bring more jobs to the country, a top U.S. labor official told Reuters. Mexico has begun to benefit from “nearshoring” in which…
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -Odey Asset Management is in advanced talks to move its special situations fund managed by Adrian Courtenay to Green Ash Partners, said a letter to investors dated July 3. Green Ash Partners is a boutique investment manager based in Switzerland and the UK with over $1 billion in assets under…
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico brought in close to $5.7 billion in remittances in May, central bank data showed on Monday, breaking a monthly record that analysts cautioned was softened by the recent strength of the peso versus the dollar. While Mexico records remittances in dollars, as most of the funds come…
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled down 1% on Monday as worries about a slowing global economy and possible U.S. interest-rate hikes outweighed supply cuts announced for August by top exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia. Brent crude futures settled down 1%, or 76 cents, at $74.65 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude…
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Display has filed a lawsuit against BOE Technology, accusing the Chinese rival of infringing five of its patents for displays used in mobile devices including Apple’s iPhone 12. Samsung Display, a unit of Samsung Electronics, asked a federal jury in Texas to award damages for…
By Herbert Lash and Joice Alves NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar was little changed on Monday against a basket of major trading currencies and gained against a yen that’s under intervention watch after the Japanese finance minister warned last week of excessive moves in the currency market. The dollar initially weakened on news of U.S….
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple said on Monday it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its challenge to a judge’s order in an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its App Store. Apple said in a court filing…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged View Inc, the maker of “smart” windows whose tinted panes adjust with the sun, and a former chief financial officer for understating the costs of replacing defective windows, leading to a restatement. View won’t have to pay a fine because it reported…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investment bank Lazard terminated a managing director for inappropriate behavior over the weekend, according to a source familiar with the situation. Incoming CEO Peter Orszag sent a memo to staff this weekend informing them that the company had dismissed a managing director in the bank’s financial advisory unit, the source said….
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency platform, jumped 13% on Monday after exchange operator Cboe said it was working with the cypto company in its effort to launch a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Cboe on Friday refilled an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
