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FRANKFURT – Christian Friege, chief executive of German photo service provider Cewe, obstructed diversity and the appointment of a woman as a board member, the company’s board of trustees said …

SYDNEY -The Australian government on Friday appointed a woman as second in command at the country’s central bank, the first female to hold the position in the bank’s 62-year history …

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON – A top U.S. banking regulator told banks on Thursday to be more vigilant about guarding against unlikely but extreme risk as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …

(Reuters) – U.S. authorities are investigating whether an options trade in Activision Blizzard Inc violated insider-trading laws as it followed a meeting between CEO Bobby Kotick and one of the …

(Reuters) – One of Russia’s flagship airliner projects, the Irkut MS-21, will use domestic engines given that sanctions mean U.S. models are no longer available, the RIA news agency cited …

CAIRO – Oman expects to reduce its public debt to 19.46 billion Omani riyals by using the surplus arising from selling oil at higher prices and repaying some loans by …

By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – One of California’s big pension funds said on Wednesday it will push companies to add more women to their boards and to disclose more about …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Maryland lawmakers have passed a bill to increase and protect abortion access in the state, a proactive move as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether …

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON -Billionaire investor Richard (Ric) Kayne is seeking two board seats at Athira Pharma, arguing the biotech company needs a new chief executive officer to successfully guide …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – A New York City man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to insider trading and tax evasion charges for purchasing securities in chemical manufacturer Ferro Corp …

(Corrects first paragraph to say that return to office is regardless of vaccination status) (Reuters) – Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp said on Tuesday that employees can return to its …

SYDNEY -Heavy rains drenched east Australia on Tuesday, triggering evacuation orders for thousands of flood-weary residents for the second time this month as authorities warned the intense weather is likely …

By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION – Paraguay will end 2022 with inflation close to 6%, the country’s central bank head told Reuters on Monday, right at the ceiling of the entity’s …

COPENHAGEN – Denmark’s Orsted said on Monday it had agreed to sell half of the Hornsea 2 project in Britain, which will become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, to …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – New York’s public pension fund, one of the largest pension funds in the United States, will divest its holdings in Russian companies following Russia’s …

– Georgia is likely to lose $1.0 billion to $1.2 billion in economic output owing to Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine and fall short of its 6% growth target, the …

By Ross Kerber BOSTON -Edward C. “Ned” Johnson 3d, an American billionaire investor and philanthropist who as chairman of Fidelity Investments propelled the family business to a dominant place in …

– Russia is looking for suppliers of packaging for baby food and dairy products due to disruption in supplies caused by the Western sanctions imposed on Moscow, the country’s agriculture …

– Shares of the world’s largest inter-dealer broker TP ICAP jumped as much as 11% on Wednesday after U.S. hedge fund Phase 2 Partners asked the British company to explore …

By Mike Dolan LONDON – Tighten hard and fast now and you might just avoid triggering recession – it seems the Federal Reserve is tempted by its own playbook from …

– Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity, which plans to direct the funds toward boosting affordable housing and Black homeownership, the group said on …

CHICAGO – The U.S. state of Nebraska reported on Tuesday an outbreak of highly lethal bird flu in a flock of 570,000 chickens being raised for meat. Millions of U.S. …

– JPMorgan Chase & Co has named Wells Fargo senior executive David Miree as the global head of diversity, equity and inclusion, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters …

By Andres Gonzalez and Isla Binnie MADRID – Apollo Infrastructure, a unit of investment firm Apollo Global Management Inc, has agreed to buy a stake in Spanish road freight operator …