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AXA’s fund arm sets 33% gender diversity target on company boards
LONDON (Reuters) - AXA Investment Managers will set a 33% target for gender diversity on listed company boards in developed markets and may vote against companies which fail to meet this mark. The ass...
Jul 08, 2020
Coronavirus ‘collateral damage’ hits U.S. rural power providers
By Nick Carey CROPSEY, Ill. (Reuters) - When the coronavirus pandemic left Ron Mueller without a market for the 3,200 piglets his hog breeding operation cranks out weekly and facing huge bills, his lo...
Jul 08, 2020
Canada eyes longer-term debt as servicing costs fall on lower rates: source
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is eyeing issuing longer-term debt to take advantage of low interest rates, and expects servicing costs to be lower this fiscal year than was forecast last y...
Jul 08, 2020
Exclusive: EU reaches deals with Roche, Merck for supply of COVID-19 drugs – source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has reached agreements with pharmaceutical companies Roche and Merck KGaA to supply experimental drugs that can be used to treat COVID-19 patients, a commi...
Jul 08, 2020
Cannabis firms see jump in insurance costs to protect leaders as investors sue
By Shariq Khan and Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian and U.S. cannabis companies are facing a spike in already high costs of insurance to protect top executives from personal liability, ...
Jul 08, 2020
Facebook not doing enough to fight discrimination, audit says
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and some of its decisions were setbacks for civil rights, according to an independent audit commissioned by the com...
Jul 08, 2020
Airbus workers stage protest over job cuts
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - Airbus workers began a brief strike on Wednesday over plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs in response to the coronavirus crisis, which has stripped demand for jets as airlines ...
Jul 08, 2020
Japan’s service sector mood jumps in June as lockdowns ease
By Kaori Kaneko and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service sector sentiment jumped at a record pace in June as businesses re-opened after lockdown measures were lifted in late May, data showed...
Jul 08, 2020
ECB erred in Crédit Agricole fine, EU court rules
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank was right to fine Crdit Agricole for breaching rules on how certain capital items should be classified but gave inadequate reasons for its decision, Eur...
Jul 08, 2020
UK job ads show lowest ebb for labour demand came in May, ONS says
LONDON (Reuters) - Demand for labour in Britain may have hit its low point in May before recovering slightly in June, based on a study of online job advertisements, Britain's Office for National Stati...
Jul 08, 2020
