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Proxy adviser ISS recommends vote ‘against’ executive pay at Alphabet
(Reuters) - Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended shareholders of Google-parent Alphabet Inc to vote "against" the company's proposed executive pay at its annual meet in June, accor...
May 21, 2020
China omits GDP goal, pledges higher spending
BEIJING (Reuters) - China refrained from setting a 2020 GDP growth target and pledged to step up spending and financing to support its economy, according to Premier Li Keqiang's work report released o...
May 21, 2020
BOJ launches new loan scheme, extends deadline for virus-combating steps by six months
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan decided on Friday to launch a new lending facility that aims to channel more funds to small and midsize businesses suffering from the economic blow of the coronavir...
May 21, 2020
Oil prices, gasoline demand climb as countries ease coronavirus curbs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices were on the rise on Friday, heading for a fourth straight week of gains, amid more evidence that fuel demand is recovering as countries ease business and social restrictio...
May 21, 2020
Britain in deepest downturn for centuries, scant chance of negative rates: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is enduring its deepest recession in centuries but the havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic will not be enough to push the Bank of England to adopt ne...
May 21, 2020
New Zealand considering ‘helicopter money’ stimulus: finance minister
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand is considering distributing money directly to individuals as a way of policy stimulus to help boost the economy reeling from a COVID-19 pandemic driven contraction, Fina...
May 21, 2020
China abandons setting 2020 GDP target: Bloomberg
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has decided not to set an economic growth target for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and global uncertainties, a Bloomberg TV journalist said in a tweet on Friday, citin...
May 21, 2020
NYSE warns Brazilian retailer GPA for late filing on results
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian food retailer GPA SA said it was warned by the New York Stock Exchange about its delay to file the 20F report related to 2019 results. In a securities filing late on Th...
May 21, 2020
Dollar holds gains amid fresh U.S.-China tensions
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held gains against major currencies on Friday as worries about renewed diplomatic tensions between the United States and China supported safe-haven demand...
May 21, 2020
Australia targets litigation funders in class action clampdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government is tightening regulatory scrutiny of wealthy litigation funders, clamping down on the industry following a surge in costly class action lawsuits. Treasurer...
May 21, 2020
