Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Business News (Master Feed)
Viral surge, fiscal fight may sway U.S. voters more than data
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - A surge in COVID-19 cases in a number of U.S. states and roller-coaster prospects for new pandemic aid from Congress are threatening to push the importance of traditional eco...
Oct 09, 2020
Exclusive: HSBC targets net zero emissions by 2050, earmarks $1 trillion green financing
By Lawrence White, Sinead Cruise and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC will target net zero carbon emissions across its entire customer base by 2050 at the latest, and provide between $750 billion ...
Oct 09, 2020
Investors’ bets on a Democratic sweep grow after Biden debate performance
By April Joyner and David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - The debate between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, marred by frequent interruptions and name-calling, did...
Oct 09, 2020
China funds targeting Ant IPO rake in $9 billion from over 10 million investors
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Five newly launched Chinese funds targeting Ant Group's upcoming mega stock listing raised 60 billion yuan ($8.93 billion) cumulatively from more than 10 million retail investors,...
Oct 09, 2020
Wells Fargo says diversity initiatives comply with U.S. laws after Labor Dept letter
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said that its diversity initiatives comply with federal employment laws after it received a letter from the U.S. Labor Department questioning whether the...
Oct 08, 2020
Judge upholds majority of Canada’s privilege claims in Huawei CFO’s U.S. extradition case
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - A judge has upheld the majority of Canada's privilege claims over documents sought by lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou in her U.S. extradition cas...
Oct 08, 2020
Oil prices pause in week-long surge Norwegian strike drives strong gains
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices eased a few cents early in trading on Friday in a breather at the end of a week of big gains propelled by a strike in Norway that raised the prospect of supply from the ma...
Oct 08, 2020
Senate Democrats question BlackRock climate commitment
By Ross Kerber and Matthew Green BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Five Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday asked BlackRock Inc to justify why it rarely supported shareholder resolutions tied to climate chan...
Oct 08, 2020
Dollar drifts downward as investors cling to stimulus hopes
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar drifted toward a second consecutive weekly loss on Friday, as higher commodity prices and persistent hopes for U.S. stimulus supported investor sentim...
Oct 08, 2020
Japan’s household spending, real wages extend COVID-driven declines
By Kaori Kaneko and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's household spending fell for an 11th straight month in August and real wages marked half a year of declines, as consumers struggled to re...
Oct 08, 2020
