Shake Shack settles with activist investor, adds independent director
(Reuters) -Shake Shack Inc on Tuesday added an independent director in agreement with Engaged Capital LLC, avoiding a potential proxy…
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Ecuador assembly begins impeachment hearing against President Lasso
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s National Assembly on Tuesday began an impeachment hearing against President Guillermo Lasso, who could…
Dollar drifts higher as US debt ceiling in spotlight
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar edged higher on Tuesday in choppy trading, with no clear direction,…
Texas settles with Marriott, sues Hyatt over “resort fees”
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -The State of Texas and Marriott International Inc on Tuesday entered a voluntary agreement…
Wall St ends lower, Treasury yields climb as debt ceiling talks in spotlight
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday and benchmark Treasury yields extended their rise…
Ukraine and Russia face off in June at World Court over flight MH17
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia will face off before the United Nations’ top court on June 6, when…
Bridgewater dumps bank stocks amid turmoil in first quarter -filings
(This May 15 story has been corrected to say ‘million,’ not ‘billion,’ in paragraph 8) By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO…
Biden administration announces $11 billion for rural clean energy projects
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rural electric cooperatives, utilities, and other energy providers will soon be able to apply for…
Brazil’s government eyes tax tweaks to boost revenue -sources
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Finance Ministry is preparing a new set of initiatives to…
Taco Bell seeks to cancel smaller rivals’ ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademarks
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Yum Brands Inc’ Taco Bell Corp on Tuesday asked the U.S. Trademark Office to cancel two…