Morgan Stanley a step closer to setting up futures company in China

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley said on Thursday it looks forward to setting up a futures company in China after the country’s securities regulator accepted its application. China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) accepted Morgan Stanley’s application to open up a futures business in the world’s second-largest economy on Monday, according to CSRC’s website. A Morgan …

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Investors join activists to press TotalEnergies on climate targets

LONDON (Reuters) -A group of investors with $1.1 trillion in assets under management has joined climate activist group Follow This in asking TotalEnergies shareholders to push for more ambitious targets on emissions cuts. The resolution filed for the company’s May 26 annual general meeting follows others that Follow This has filed for coming shareholder meetings …

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Indian man pleads not guilty to human smuggling across Canadian border

By Katharine Jackson (Reuters) – A man accused of plotting and being paid to smuggle Indian nationals from Canada into the United States pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court on Wednesday. Prosecutors allege Simranjit “Shally” Singh, a 40-year-old Indian who is resident in Ontario, was involved in a conspiracy to smuggle Indian nationals …

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UK to offer COVID-19 vaccines for young children with medical conditions

(Reuters) -Children aged between six months to four years with underlying medical conditions will be offered COVID-19 shots, Britain’s vaccine advisers said on Thursday. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said eligible children should be offered two doses of the vaccine, with an interval of eight to 12 weeks between the first and …

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Dollar dips vs most currencies ahead of US nonfarm payrolls

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slipped against some major currencies in thin trading Thursday, as investors consolidated positions and pondered how pivotal U.S. jobs data coming out on a stock trading holiday might impact Federal Reserve policy and unleash a potentially volatile market reaction. The U.S. stock market is closed on …

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Germany, France join EU proceedings against Hungary over anti-LGBT law

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany and France are joining the EU Commission’s infringement proceedings against Hungary over its anti-LGBT law, a German government spokesperson said on Thursday. The European Commission referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the EU in mid-2022 over the law banning the use of materials seen as promoting homosexuality and gender …

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