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BlackRock’s Fink defends push for companies to value more than profits
By Akriti Sharma and Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Larry Fink, chief executive of the world's biggest asset manager BlackRock Inc, late on Monday defended a shareholder movement that pushes companies to foc...
Jan 17, 2022
Allkem sees China driving lithium demand
By Sonali Paul and Indranil Sarkar MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Lithium prices are set to surge again in the June half, spurred by a jump in China's production of electric vehicle batteries and project delay...
Jan 17, 2022
Small number of Boeing staff in China’s Tianjin affected by lockdowns
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. planemaker Boeing said on Tuesday that a small number of staff at its composite parts factory in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin had been affected by community level lock...
Jan 17, 2022
China has plenty policy tools in reserve to cope with slowing economy – state planner
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has "relatively plenty" policy tools in reserve to cope with a challenging year ahead and will roll out these measures in a timely manner to stabilise growth, the country's s...
Jan 17, 2022
Exclusive: Jefferies gives up on buyout fund manager investing business – sources
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Jefferies Financial Group Inc is abandoning an effort to raise a $1 billion fund to buy stakes in private equity fund managers, giving up on a niche and lucrative corner o...
Jan 17, 2022
Autocracies outdo democracies on public trust – survey
By Mark John (Reuters) - Public trust in governments running the world's democracies has fallen to new lows over their handling of the pandemic and amid a widespread sense of economic pessimism, a glo...
Jan 17, 2022
Volkswagen Group China’s component factory in Tianjin resumes some shifts
BEIJING (Reuters) - Volkswagen Group's China unit said on Tuesday its component factory in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin had resumed some shifts since Thursday last week. The component factory ...
Jan 17, 2022
Rio Tinto says output from $2.4 billion Serbia lithium project to be delayed
(Reuters) - Rio Tinto on Tuesday pushed back its timeline by a year to 2027 for first saleable production at its $2.4 billion Serbia lithium project, saying it faces delays in key approvals and protes...
Jan 17, 2022
BOJ raises price forecast, keeps policy steady
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Tuesday raised its inflation forecast for the fiscal year beginning in April and said risks to the price outlook were evenly balanced, nodding to recent signs th...
Jan 17, 2022
U.S. Senate panel to debate app store reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel is set on Thursday to debate a bill that aims to rein in app stores of companies that some lawmakers say exert too much market control, including Apple Inc a...
Jan 17, 2022
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