Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Equinor asks shareholders to reject intermediate Scope 3 emissions targets
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) - Equinor urged its shareholders on Monday to reject a proposal by an activist group to set intermediate targets for reducing emissions from the use of its energy p...
Apr 19, 2021
Canada housing starts up 21.6% in March to new record – CMHC
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts rose 21.6% in March compared with the previous month, easily beating expectations and hitting a new record, data from the Canadian Mortgage a...
Apr 19, 2021
Union files objections to Amazon election results, alleging layoffs were threatened
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - A labor group that did not secure enough votes from Amazon.com Inc warehouse workers in Alabama to form a union has formally objected to the election results and alleged ...
Apr 19, 2021
McDonald’s adds K-pop spice to menu with new BTS meal
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp has tapped Korean pop sensation BTS to promote a new meal, in a move that the world's largest fast-food chain hopes will expand the reach of its U.S.-based celebrity promot...
Apr 19, 2021
Putin to speak at Biden’s online climate summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a speech on Thursday at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden, the Kremlin said on Monday. Put...
Apr 19, 2021
Pacific Ocean storm intensifies into year’s first super typhoon
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Strong winds and high waves lashed the eastern Philippines on Monday as the strongest typhoon ever recorded in April barrelled past in the Pacific ...
Apr 19, 2021
China’s Xinjiang actions could meet criteria for crimes against humanity – rights group
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. human rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) laid out in a report on Monday how China's actions in Xinjiang could meet criteria for crimes against humanity, calling for coordin...
Apr 19, 2021
Danske CEO bows out over Dutch ABN money laundering inquiry
By Anthony Deutsch and Nikolaj Skydsgaard AMSTERDAM/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danske Bank's chief executive Chris Vogelzang, who was hired to help it recover from a multi-billion dollar money laundering ...
Apr 19, 2021
Brazil economic activity surges in February, before COVID-19 second wave impact
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economic activity surged in February, a central bank index showed on Monday, one of the strongest gains on record and a sign that the economy had been h...
Apr 19, 2021
UK intervenes in Nvidia’s takeover of ARM on national security grounds
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it would intervene in SoftBank's sale of chip designer ARM Holdings to U.S. group Nvidia on national security grounds. Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said: "...
Apr 19, 2021
