By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) -BlackRock Inc, the world’s biggest asset manager, has halved the time it takes for companies breaching certain environmental, social and governance-related[...]
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March 9, 2023
U.S. mulling a probe of deceptive advertising on social media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is expected to vote next week on whether to send demands for information about deceptive advertising to eight social media and video stre[...]
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Exclusive-U.S. probe of beagle breeder Envigo scrutinizes top animal welfare officials’ inaction
By Sarah N. Lynch and Rachael Levy WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top animal welfare officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) were subpoenaed last year by a federal grand jury seeking to e[...]
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls for AI regulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday called for regulation of artificial intelligence technology to ensure it does not hurt growth or become a national security risk,[...]
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US FTC will seek to stop ICE from buying Black Knight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday said it would take action aimed at stopping New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange from acquiring mortgage data ve[...]
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US weekly jobless claims post largest rise in 5 months; labor market still tight
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased by the most in five months last week, but the underlying trend remained con[...]
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American Airlines pilots union sets April strike authorization vote
By Allison Lampert (Reuters) -The union representing American Airlines pilots will take a strike authorization vote in April, underscoring a broader push by North American pilots to make gains on sala[...]
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Bank of Canada says more evidence needed to know if rates are high enough
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada needs more evidence to gauge if interest rates are high enough to tame inflation, in part because the economies of majo[...]
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Crypto stocks slide after Silvergate decides to shut down
By Niket Nishant, Medha Singh and Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Shares of crypto-focused companies fell on Thursday after Silvergate Capital Corp disclosed plans to wind down operations and voluntaril[...]
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