by Reuters | Jul 17, 2023 | Business, Environment, Politics, US
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – The world’s top asset manager BlackRock said it will offer proxy voting choices to U.S. retail investors of its biggest exchange-traded fund, expanding a strategy that could blunt criticism of how the firm considers...
by Reuters | Jul 16, 2023 | Africa, Asia, Business, Economy, Environment, Europe, Politics, Top News
By David Lawder and Aftab Ahmed GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she was “eager” to work with China on areas of mutual interest, including debt restructurings for poorer countries, and that multilateral...
by Reuters | Jul 7, 2023 | Asia, Environment, Europe, Politics, Top News, US
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden told Chinese President Xi Jinping following his meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “be careful” because Beijing relies on Western investment, according to excerpts from an interview with CNN. “I said:...
by Reuters | 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...
by Reuters | 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...
by Reuters | Jul 4, 2023 | Business, Economy, Environment, Europe, Science, Technology, UK, US
By Joanna Plucinska and Tim Hepher FILTON, England (Reuters) – Airbus is stepping up testing of radical new wing technology as the planemaker lays the foundation for a future successor to its best-selling A320 series, but faces a battle to bring down costs....
