NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s Chief Executive David Solomon and top executives will give investors an update on their strategy on Tuesday. Here are biographies of key leaders who will speak at the second investor day in the Wall Street firm’s 154-year history. The speaker biographies are based on company documents, statements …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Sainsbury’s plans to consolidate five existing Sainsbury’s and Argos general merchandise depots into three, closing two by 2026, in a move that will impact 1,400 workers, it said on Tuesday. The sites proposed to close are in Basildon, south east England, and Heywood, northern England. The jobs impacted will be …
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By America Hernandez PARIS (Reuters) – A French court on Tuesday could order oil major TotalEnergies to halt the development of an east Africa pipeline in a landmark case based on legislation that makes big companies liable for risks to the environment and human rights. The Paris civil court will rule on a lawsuit filed …
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By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is in talks to possibly include Australia and Japan in planned joint South China Sea patrols with the United States, a senior diplomat said on Monday, in another sign of concern over Beijing’s activities in the strategic waters. “Meetings have already been set and probably we may …
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces on Tuesday pressed forward their weeks-long drive to encircle and capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut where the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces described the situation as “extremely tense”. Capturing Bakhmut, scene of some of the war’s bloodiest battles, would be Russia’s first major prize in more …
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By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – The British government will be able to stop the application of new EU laws on goods in Northern Ireland if requested by a third of lawmakers in Northern Ireland’s regional assembly, but only “in the most exceptional circumstances”, the EU and Britain agreed on Monday. British Prime Minister Rishi …
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday indicted six companies including advertising giant Dentsu Group and seven individuals over the suspected rigging of bids worth $320 million for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The indictments follow months of investigations into alleged corruption in the planning and sponsorship of the …
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(Reuters) -The White House has set a 30-day deadline for U.S. government agencies to remove Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all federal devices and systems. The ban, which was ordered by the U.S. Congress last year, follows similar steps by Canada, which cited an “unacceptable level” of risk to privacy and security as a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Womens’ share of board seats at Britain’s 350 biggest listed companies reached 40% for the first time in 2022, a UK government-backed report on Tuesday showed, three years ahead of plan. Improving boardroom diversity has become a focus for many policymakers and investors who say a broader range of experience improves decision-making …
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By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) – Crews in central Oklahoma on Monday were assessing the damage and clearing debris left behind by a string of rare February tornadoes that roared through the area overnight, knocking out power to thousands of customers and injuring a dozen people. In Norman, 12 people were taken to the hospital …
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