Japan companies less confident about business conditions – Reuters Tankan
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Confidence at big Japanese manufacturers fell in July for the first time in six months, the Reuters Tankan survey …
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Companies Quietly Scrub Green Policies From Their Websites As GOP Scrutiny Mounts
Companies Quietly Scrub Green Policies From Their Websites As GOP Scrutiny Mounts Nick Pope on July 13, 2023 Corporations have quietly removed references to their …
Big companies toughen banking partner screening after crisis – survey
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – Large companies are spreading out their counterparty risk and increasing screening of their banking partners in response to …
Companies Must Allow Men To Use Women’s Restrooms At Work, Japanese High Court Rules
Companies Must Allow Men To Use Women’s Restrooms At Work, Japanese High Court Rules Ireland Walker on July 11, 2023 The Japanese Supreme Court ruled …
Exclusive-PE firms, defense companies vie for Ball Corp’s aerospace unit -sources
By David Carnevali and Mike Stone NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firms Blackstone Inc and Veritas Capital Fund Management LLC are competing against large …
PwC asked to name companies it pitched on basis of leaked Australian tax plans
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Two lawmakers on Thursday called on PwC Australia to name all the companies it sought to advise on the …
Biden Labor Board May Have Just Opened The Door For Union Activists To Infiltrate Private Companies
Biden Labor Board May Have Just Opened The Door For Union Activists To Infiltrate Private Companies Will Kessler on July 5, 2023 A May memo …
Western Companies In China Are Following The Same Business Model They Used To Work With Nazi Germany
Western Companies In China Are Following The Same Business Model They Used To Work With Nazi Germany Will Kessler on June 29, 2023 Western companies …
South Korea’s services companies most optimistic in nine months
SEOUL (Reuters) – Confidence among South Korea’s services sector firms has continued to improve, with their outlook for July the most optimistic in nine months, …
Tech companies including Google gripe about unfair cloud practices
(Reuters) -Technology trade groups as well as Alphabet’s Google have griped to the Federal Trade Commission about allegedly unfair business practices in the cloud, including …
DAVID BLACKMON: Energy Companies Are Finally Backtracking On Their Absurd Green Goals
DAVID BLACKMON: Energy Companies Are Finally Backtracking On Their Absurd Green Goals David Blackmon on June 18, 2023 Is the public finally waking up to …
‘Inappropriate’: Solar Companies Rip Biden Over Proposed Conservation Rules
‘Inappropriate’: Solar Companies Rip Biden Over Proposed Conservation Rules John Hugh DeMastri on June 15, 2023 Solar companies criticized the Biden administration’s recently proposed land …
Connors, Rumpf & Gove Introduce Bill to Create Fund for Volunteer Fire Companies
Sen. Christopher Connors, Asm. Brian Rumpf, and Asw. DiAnne Gove have introduced legislation to support the financial needs of volunteer fire companies.
US lawmakers say Brazil low-carbon fuel program blocks US companies
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of U.S. congressmen have formally complained about what they call unfair ethanol trade practices by Brazil …
US raises concerns with China about actions against US companies
(Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo raised concerns about Chinese actions against U.S. firms operating in China with Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao …
UC Berkeley Failed To Disclose $220 Million Deal That Benefitted Sanctioned Chinese Companies: REPORT
UC Berkeley Failed To Disclose $220 Million Deal That Benefitted Sanctioned Chinese Companies: REPORT Philip Lenczycki on May 23, 2023 A California university did not …
Supreme Court Shields Tech Companies From Liability For Terrorist Content
Supreme Court Shields Tech Companies From Liability For Terrorist Content Katelynn Richardson on May 18, 2023 The Supreme Court unanimously sided with tech companies Thursday …
Maryland School District Sues Social Media Companies, Alleges Their Platforms Are Contributing to Mental Health Crisis
Maryland School District Sues Social Media Companies, Alleges Their Platforms Are Contributing to Mental Health Crisis Reagan Reese on May 17, 2023 A Maryland school …
Baltimore mayor suing car companies because criminals can steal them too easily
BALTIMORE, MD – With a rash of car thefts in the city, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has announced he will suing carmakers who make it …
EV maker Fisker is exploring collaboration with other companies, CEO says
By Victoria Waldersee and Joseph White MUNICH (Reuters) – Electric car maker Fisker Inc is exploring collaboration with other companies to scale up market share …
Japan embraces G7’s gas support but companies may face long-term problems
By Katya Golubkova, Yuka Obayashi and Kate Abnett TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s energy companies were quick to embrace the G7’s support for natural gas investment …
‘Quest For World Domination’: GOP Lawmakers Sound The Alarm On Chinese Buyout Of Massive Tutoring Companies
‘Quest For World Domination’: GOP Lawmakers Sound The Alarm On Chinese Buyout Of Massive Tutoring Companies Reagan Reese on May 9, 2023 Primavera Capital Group, …
MSCI to lower free float of two Adani companies
(Reuters) – MSCI will lower the free float of two of India’s Adani Group companies, Adani Total Gas and Adani Transmission in its May index …
Global companies by market cap: Tesla fell most in April
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc was the biggest loser among top companies by market capitalisation in April, hit by disappointing quarterly earnings after it posted the …
Micron case causing concern for US companies in China, business chamber says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Leaders from a top U.S. business lobbying group said on Wednesday that Beijing’s probe against U.S.-based chipmaker Micron Technology Inc marked a …
FRAYDA LEVIN: Sure, Companies Have Your Data. That’s A Good Thing
FRAYDA LEVIN: Sure, Companies Have Your Data. That’s A Good Thing Frayda Levin on April 25, 2023 Legislators at both the federal and state level …
‘Disappointing’: SCOTUS Won’t Hear Energy Companies’ Appeals To Climate Damage Lawsuits
‘Disappointing’: SCOTUS Won’t Hear Energy Companies’ Appeals To Climate Damage Lawsuits Katelynn Richardson on April 24, 2023 The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear local …
Brazil eyes public campaign to slash tax waivers to companies -minister
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government is considering clarifying the size of each company’s tax benefits as part of a campaign to end tax exemptions and …
Learn by doing, German renewables companies bid to beat labour shortage
By Maria Martinez and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – German wind power developer SL Naturenergie has been looking for a senior project developer for two …
AI companies ask U.S. court to dismiss artists’ copyright lawsuit
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt fired back Tuesday at a group of artists who accused them of committing mass copyright …
Storm clouds gather over highly indebted companies, Moody’s says
By Matt Tracy WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service Inc said on Wednesday it has pushed more highly indebted companies to the …
US warns companies over Russian oil price cap evasion via ESPO pipeline
By Timothy Gardner and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury published a warning to U.S. companies on Monday of possible evasions of the …
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese companies in action over fentanyl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities based in China, accusing them supplying precursor chemicals to drug cartels in Mexico for …
Pfizer CEO Signs Drug Companies’ Open Letter Opposing Abortion Pill Decision
Pfizer CEO Signs Drug Companies’ Open Letter Opposing Abortion Pill Decision Katelynn Richardson on April 10, 2023 Pfizer’s CEO, along with hundreds of pharmaceutical and …
Asia’s cashed-up companies beat market as volatility swirls
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Shares of Asian companies with big cash balances are outperforming the broader market and analysts say the …
Brazil targets Asian e-commerce giants, local companies in tax push
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil will soon unveil tax measures, including a crackdown targeting Asian e-commerce giants and curbs on some company tax benefits, as it …
Biden Admin Issues Sweeping EV Tax Credit Rules, Leaving Door Open For Foreign Companies
Biden Admin Issues Sweeping EV Tax Credit Rules, Leaving Door Open For Foreign Companies John Hugh DeMastri on March 31, 2023 The U.S. Internal Revenue …
Chinese companies rush for U.S. listings ahead of new rules
By Jason Xue and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The number of U.S. IPOs by Chinese firms jumped in March, as some of them rushed …
Insurer Forcing Oil And Gas Companies To Curb Emissions Following Green Activist Pressure
Insurer Forcing Oil And Gas Companies To Curb Emissions Following Green Activist Pressure John Hugh DeMastri on March 22, 2023 Chubb, a major insurance company, …
Weil distress index shows UK companies at highest level since June 2020
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Corporate distress levels in Britain accelerated in the three months to February to their highest since June 2020, an …
Legal Scholars Theorize Oil Companies Could Be Prosecuted For ‘Climate Homicide’
Legal Scholars Theorize Oil Companies Could Be Prosecuted For ‘Climate Homicide’ Katelynn Richardson on March 21, 2023 Some legal scholars are ready to prosecute oil …
County’s Lawsuit Suing Energy Companies For ‘Climate Change’ Teed Up For Supreme Court
County’s Lawsuit Suing Energy Companies For ‘Climate Change’ Teed Up For Supreme Court Katelynn Richardson on March 21, 2023 The Supreme Court may be getting …
Norwegian companies see stable outlook, central bank survey shows
OSLO (Reuters) – Activity in the Norwegian economy is levelling off and companies expect business prospects to be stable in the first half of 2023, …
New Jersey bill seeks to ban companies of hostile foreign countries from infrastructure projects
Trenton, NJ – A bill introduced in Trenton by Assemblyman Doug Steinhardt seeks to ban companies of foreign countries hostile to America from bidding on …
Silicon Valley Bank Depositor Bailout Could Benefit Chinese Tech Companies
Silicon Valley Bank Depositor Bailout Could Benefit Chinese Tech Companies Katelynn Richardson on March 13, 2023 The promised government bailout of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) …
EU companies can get as much in EU aid as US subsidies under looser rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU businesses can get as much government funding as from a U.S. green energy subsidy package, under looser …
Investors Are More Likely To View Female Execs As ‘Tokens’ When Companies Use Gender Quotas, Study Finds
Investors Are More Likely To View Female Execs As ‘Tokens’ When Companies Use Gender Quotas, Study Finds Alexa Schwerha on March 8, 2023 University of …
Companies Must Make Diversity Pledge To Qualify For $6 Billion Biden Initiative
Companies Must Make Diversity Pledge To Qualify For $6 Billion Biden Initiative John Hugh DeMastri on March 8, 2023 The Biden administration’s newly-launched $6.3 billion …
Few signs of US companies curbing profits after Powell says it could cool inflation
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week inflation could fall if companies curbed their profits – but …
Analysis-Chinese companies hang onto dollars, hedge to prepare for volatile yuan
By Winni Zhou and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Some Chinese companies are holding on to dollar revenues from exports, while others are turning to …