Populist premier Danielle Smith overcomes gaffes to win close-fought Alberta election

By Sam Jabri-Pickett and Nia Williams (Reuters) -United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Danielle Smith’s election victory in Canada’s main oil-producing province Alberta on Monday is likely to herald further friction with Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, particularly over climate change. The populist premier’s win signals a further rightward shift in the traditionally conservative province, and…

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Nissan Board Gains Shareholder Backing, Must Tackle Surveillance Claims

By Maki Shiraki and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan shareholders re-elected its chief executive and other board nominees on Tuesday at an annual meeting that came days after revelations of a split among senior management and allegations of corporate surveillance. The Japanese automaker is investigating accusations that CEO Makoto Uchida carried out surveillance of his…

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Explainer-Why is the U.S. SEC reforming money market funds?

By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday finalized long-awaited regulations to improve the resilience and transparency of the roughly $5.5 trillion U.S. money market fund industry. A critical source of short-term corporate and municipal funding, money market funds have been bailed out by the U.S. government twice…

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Analysis-China can no longer ‘extend and pretend’ on municipal debt

By Kevin Yao and Samuel Shen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s promised “basket of measures” to defuse local government debt risks is likely to include special bond issuance, debt swaps, loan rollovers, and something Beijing really loathes: dipping into the central budget. Local governments are fundamental to China’s economy, with Beijing tasking provincial and city officials…

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