Financial firms already struggling with climate-compliance due to unclear measurement metrics will soon face new disclosure requirements for biodiversity, or nature-related, investments.
Shareholders have reelected all of McDonald's Corp's directors, the company said on Thursday, ending a boardroom battle with billionaire investor Carl Icahn who had sought to win two board seats and shine a spotlight on his campaign over animal welfare.
NN Group NV expects to accelerate its deadline to exit coal investments, now set at 2030, due to fears about Europe reverting to burning the fossil fuel, the Dutch insurer's CEO David Knibbe said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.
The Sears Hometown store closings were quietly announced in a series of Facebook posts from the shuttering locations.
Broadcom announced a $61-billion deal to purchase cloud computing firm VMware in a giant tech transaction that expands the chipmaker's software offerings.
US stocks rally again as China premier warns on Covid-hit economy
Global high yield bond issuance has fallen this year to the lowest since the global financial crisis, with companies hesitant to borrow at lofty rates given concerns over economic growth and supply chain disruptions.
Jif's peanut butter recall has now extended to many other companies that use the popular brand of peanut butter in their products.
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart rebuilt her father's then-financially distressed company Hancock Prospecting after he died.
Alibaba profit slumps nearly 60% as tech crackdown, Covid bite
Southeast Asia and Latin America are strong growth regions for Mastercard after its withdrawal from Russia in March and India's 2021 ban on it from issuing new cards, the company's co-president for international markets said.
Southeast Asia and Latin America are strong growth regions for Mastercard after its withdrawal from Russia in March and India's 2021 ban on it from issuing new cards, the company's co-president for international markets said.
The Bank of Canada will hike its overnight rate by 50 basis points on June 1, according to all 30 economists polled by Reuters, who see interest rates at least a half-point higher by year-end than predicted just one month ago.
Financial inclusion levels in Mexico have worsened since 2018, official statistics show, despite a burst of financial startups hoping to 'bank the unbanked'.
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Airbus and Qatar Airways are heading towards a three-month summer trial next year after a UK judge granted the airline a relatively quick timetable while dismissing its procedural claims in a bitter safety and contractual dispute.
Britain's economy regained its pre-COVID size late last year, but in one crucial way it has not recovered: there are 400,000 fewer workers than at the start of the pandemic.
Alibaba Group on Thursday said it would not provide a forecast for the current fiscal year because COVID-19 risks clouded its outlook, after reporting its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public in 2014.
Broadcom Inc said on Thursday it will acquire cloud computing company VMware Inc in a $61 billion cash-and stock deal, the chipmaker's biggest and boldest bid to diversify its business into enterprise software.
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U.S. stock indexes climbed on Thursday after upbeat annual forecasts from several retailers, while data confirmed the U.S.
Macy's Inc raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, helped by strong demand for high-margin apparel from consumers returning to weddings and other social events, even as red-hot inflation saps consumer spending power.
Russian central bank slashes rate to rein in ruble
Southwest Airlines Co and JetBlue Airways Corp on Thursday gave upbeat revenue forecasts for the current quarter on strong travel demand, despite concerns that rising inflation may weigh on consumer spending.
Vanguard, the world's second-biggest asset manager, said it expects nine funds managing $290 billion to reach the world's climate goal by 2050 and be at least half way there by 2030, drawing criticism from campaigners for a lack of ambition.
Deere & Co has sold its tractors and other equipment to farmers for decades, but the world's largest agriculture machinery manufacturer is tearing a page from the technology world's playbook - combining cutting-edge hardware with software and subscription models to drive revenue growth.
Oil's bull run is taking little notice of the strong U.S.
Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank on Thursday reported second-quarter profits that beat estimates, as provisions for credit losses (PCLs) improve at most Canadian banks, while Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) posted the lone miss on the earnings front as its PCLs rose.
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) reported diverging second-quarter performances on Thursday with the former two comfortably beating expectations while the latter missed, all driven largely by provisions for credit losses (PCLs).
Santos Ltd urged South Korea on Thursday to invest in Australian gas combined with carbon capture and storage to help meet South Korea's needs until 2050.
