Jul 7, 2023 | Business, Economy, Environment, Politics, Top News, US
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – A group of 15 Republican state attorneys general have questioned whether directors of BlackRock mutual funds are sufficiently independent of the world’s largest asset manager. In a letter dated July 6 and provided to Reuters on...
Jul 7, 2023 | Business, Economy, Politics, Technology, US
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Uber Technologies Inc, DoorDash Inc and other app-based food delivery companies filed lawsuits on Thursday seeking to strike down New York City’s novel law setting a minimum wage for delivery workers. The companies filed separate...
Jul 7, 2023 | Asia, Business, Economy, Europe, Politics, US
(This July 4 story has been refiled to specify data on gallium is for primary gallium only in paragraph 12 and add Canadian gallium producer in paragraph 8) (Reuters) – China said on Monday it will impose export restrictions from Aug. 1 on some gallium and...
Jul 6, 2023 | Business, Economy, US
By Lewis Krauskopf, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes ended sharply lower on Thursday in a broad sell-off after data showing a strong labor market boosted bond yields and fanned fears the Federal Reserve will...
Jul 6, 2023 | Asia, Economy, Environment, Politics, Top News, US
By Andrea Shalal and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday began a four-day visit to China focused on easing tensions between the world’s two largest economies, despite low expectations on both sides. Shortly after...
Jul 6, 2023 | Business, Economy, Entertainment and Lifestyle, Technology, US
(Corrects grammar in first paragraph) By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) -Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched a direct challenge to Twitter with Threads, garnering millions of users in hours as it sought to take advantage of its rival’s much-weakened state after...
