By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – After three months of walking the picket lines, striking Hollywood writers expressed optimism on Wednesday about the reopening of contract talks with[...]
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H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -H&M is investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, it told Reuter[...]
Read moreCoinbase wins approval to offer crypto futures trading in US
(Reuters) -Coinbase Global said on Wednesday it had secured approval to offer cryptocurrency futures to U.S. retail customers, scoring a major regulatory win even as it battles a lawsuit from the Secu[...]
Read moreU.S. SEC says will continue to carefully review China IPO prospectuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator will continue to carefully review issuer filings, it said on Wednesday in response to a Reuters report that Chinese offshore issuers are toni[...]
Read moreUS investor group clinches tax credit deal for $1.5 billion renewable power acquisition
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – Invenergy Renewables, Blackstone and Canada’s second-largest pension fund said on Wednesday they struck a deal with Bank of America to help buy wind and[...]
Read moreIsraeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home
By Steven Scheer and Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A growing number of Israel’s tech startups are incorporating in the United States, attracted by deep pocketed U.S. funds and pro-busin[...]
Read moreStocks, oil slide as Fed mulls rates and China struggles
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Wall Street ended Wednesday lower and oil continued a downward slide as concerns over more Federal Reserve rate hikes and China’s laggard economy weighed[...]
Read moreTarget’s problem with stolen goods is stabilizing, executives say
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – Big-box retailer Target said on Wednesday that losses caused by theft and organized retail crime, which had spiked in the first half of the year, are sho[...]
Read moreWhite House says China’s economic data has had transparency issues
(Reuters) – The White House, pressed on Wednesday about recent Chinese growth, said there were issues with the transparency of economic data issued by Beijing. “We have all seen the report[...]
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