NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former top executive at proxy solicitor Kingsdale Advisors on Monday said he launched a new firm amid growing demand for advice on engaging with shareholders as corporate agitators push for more changes at companies. Michael Fein, who headed Canadian firm Kingsdale’s U.S. operations as president, U.S., until the start of …
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By Dominique Vidalon and Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) -Paris police clashed with demonstrators for a third night on Saturday as thousands of people marched throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the state pension age without a parliamentary vote. The growing unrest and strikes have left President Emmanuel Macron …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, said on Sunday that he will quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, adding to a number of lawmakers from both parties who have been absent from the Senate. “Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated and boosted and only experiencing minor symptoms,” Durbin said in …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea in a warning to the allies who are scaling up their joint military exercises, state media KCNA said on Monday. The North’s drills involved a short-range missile launch but – unusually …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court (ICC) had to take action against Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes but the move was a “sombre” one and not a moment for backslapping, the organisation’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan said on Monday. Last Friday, the ICC accused Putin of the war crime of illegally deporting …
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By John O’Donnell and Stefania Spezzati LONDON (Reuters) -UBS Group has emerged as Switzerland’s one and only global bank with a state-backed rescue of its smaller peer Credit Suisse, a risky bet that makes the Swiss economy more dependent on a single lender. The move announced late on Sunday in Zurich capped a race against …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares closed lower on Monday with investors fretting about contagion risks in the global banking system, as relief from a historic Swiss-backed acquisition of troubled Credit Suisse by UBS Group turned out to be short-lived. The Nifty 50 index was down 0.65% at 16,988.40, while the S&P BSE Sensex …
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By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) -A lawyer called to testify behind closed-doors in New York on Monday may challenge the claims of a key witness before a grand jury decides whether to charge former President Donald Trump over hush money paid to a porn star, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on …
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By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump could be charged in New York as soon as this week for allegedly covering up hush money payments to a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign, nearly seven years after the money changed hands. But any trial of the former U.S. president would still be …
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By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A trademark dispute over a poop-themed dog toy shaped like a Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle coming before the U.S. Supreme Court could redefine how the judiciary applies constitutional free speech rights to trademark law. In a case to be argued on Wednesday, the nine justices are expected to use …
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