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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins (NYSE:), led an organization that opposed ethanol mandates and farm subsidies, major programs she could influence if confirmed, according to a Reuters review of the group’s policy statements. That background may put Rollins at…
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – BlackRock (NYSE:), the world’s biggest asset manager, said on Thursday it will leave the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, Wall Street’s latest environmental step-back amid antitrust concerns raised by Republican politicians. BlackRock, which manages some $11.5 trillion, said that with two-thirds of its global clients…
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – A technology industry group on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden’s administration to refrain from issuing a last-minute rule that would control global access to AI chips, warning the restrictions would jeopardize U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. The Information Technology Industry Council, representing companies like Amazon…
By Simon Jessop, Iain Withers and Saeed Azhar LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. lenders have been rushing in recent weeks to leave one of the world’s top banking sector climate coalitions, drawing scorn from campaigners who worry the industry is losing resolve to take action on fossil fuels. Goldman Sachs…
OneConstruction Group Limited (“OneConstruction Group” or the “Company”), a structural steelwork contractor in Hong Kong, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 1,750,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of US$4.00 per share (the “Offering”). The underwriters will have a 45-day option to purchase up to…
By Aaditya GovindRao and Roushni Nair (Reuters) – Goodman Group’s stock has been on a hot streak this year, shining bright among its Australian real-estate peers as the artificial intelligence boom has driven a frenzied demand for data centres. Global “hyperscalers”, or large-scale cloud service providers, such as Amazon (NASDAQ:),…
Silicon Valley tech firms are reportedly looking to unite to win more defense contracts.Palantir and Anduril have held talks with a dozen companies to form the group, the FT reported.Companies that could participate include Sam Altman’s OpenAI and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.Defense tech firms Palantir and Anduril are in talks with…
I’ve planned girls’ trips with friends for years, but it’s been harder to coordinate them over time.We all have a lot going on, and many of us have kids who can be especially tough to plan around. Our adults-only trips aren’t going anywhere, but we now plan group trips with…
Bashar Assad’s government in Syria collapsed on Sunday, ending his 24 years in power.Rebel forces led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham swept through Syria, seizing Damascus.Here’s what we know about HTS.Bashar Assad’s 24-year rule came to an end on Sunday as rebels swept into Damascus, the Syrian capital.Shortly after…
Investing.com — Shares of Frasers Group PLC plunged more than 12% on Thursday after the retail giant reported weaker-than-expected first-half profits and lowered its full-year earnings guidance. The company cited weakened consumer confidence and tougher trading conditions as key drivers of the revised outlook, which rattled investor sentiment. Frasers reduced…
