Japan’s SMFG, Tepco, Mitsubishi Face Activist Climate Votes At AGMs
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Big Japanese firms including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and Mitsubishi…
Asian Shares Gain As U.S. Inflation Data Not As Bad As Feared
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Wednesday boosted by U.S. inflation figures that fared better…
ISS Says Wells Fargo Pay Reforms Insufficient To Justify Support
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Tuesday recommended investors cast proxy votes against the…
Japan’s Feb Machinery Orders Fall For Second Month, Adding To Growth Fears
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core machinery orders posted their biggest monthly fall in nearly two years in…
Less Rice For The Same Price: Inflation Bites Asia’s Food Stalls
(Reuters) – Profits at Ma Hong’s spicy hotpot restaurant have been squeezed by about a fifth since he opened in…
Australia Consumer Mood Undermined By Rate Risk, Inflation
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A measure of Australian consumer sentiment slipped for a fifth straight month in April as rising inflation…
Freight railroads work to resolve service problems, delays
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some grain elevators are so full that farmers trying to sell their crops are being turned…
Spotify Rebrands Live Audio Streaming Service
(Reuters) – Spotify Technology SA on Tuesday re-branded its live audio-streaming service to Spotify Live and announced a slew of…
Wall St Reverses Gains, Closes Lower As Aggressive Fed Actions Loom
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street turned rally to sell-off on Tuesday, reversing earlier gains as impending…
Elon Musk Is Sued By Shareholders Over Delay In Disclosing Twitter Stake
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elon Musk was sued on Tuesday by former Twitter Inc shareholders who claim…