Amazon beats all 18 shareholder-led proposals at annual meeting
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc investors voted against all 18 shareholder-led proposals during the e-commerce…
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BlackRock prevails over shareholder activists at annual meeting
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) -Top fund manager BlackRock Inc won support from investors at its annual meeting on Wednesday as…
EU sets out plans to cut the price of financial products
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union set out plans on Wednesday to cut how much retail investors pay…
US House China panel recommends Congress take action over Taiwan, Uyghurs
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A new U.S. congressional committee on China approved reports on Wednesday pushing back on Beijing…
Exclusive: Fast-fashion giant Shein plans Mexico factory – sources
By Krystal Hu and Arriana McLymore (Reuters) – Online fashion giant Shein is exploring plans to build a factory in…
Oil prices gain 2% on falling U.S. stockpiles, Saudi warning
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose 2% on Wednesday, after a large unexpected drawdown in U.S. crude…
Key aid group says Taliban signals exemption for women in southern heartland
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -An international aid agency in Afghanistan hopes to have an interim arrangement within days…
PacWest shares slip as debt ceiling concerns overshadow asset sale optimism
(Reuters) -Shares of U.S. regional lender PacWest Bancorp fell nearly 2% on Wednesday, as investor optimism over its property lending…
Yellen: greater concentration among largest banks not desirable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that seeing a greater concentration among the largest banks would…
Citigroup scraps Mexico unit sale, will pursue IPO instead
By Tatiana Bautzer, Saeed Azhar and Isabel Woodford NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc scrapped a $7-billion sale of its…