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BlackRock to expand proxy voting choice to retail ETF investors
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - The world's top asset manager BlackRock said it will offer proxy voting choices to U.S. retail investors of its biggest exchange-traded fund, expanding a strategy that could...
Jul 17, 2023
Nigeria inflation up slightly to 22.79% y/y in June
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's annual inflation rose slightly to 22.79% in June from 22.41% in May, its bureau of statistics said on Monday. Inflation has been in double-digits in Africa's biggest econom...
Jul 17, 2023
Erdogan says he believes Putin wants continuation of grain deal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the continuation of a deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain through t...
Jul 17, 2023
Big lottery game jackpots go up again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – There are still more than a billion dollars in lottery jackpots to be won. This, after the Powerball, Mega Millions, and Illinois Lottery Lotto game jackpots all rolled over ...
Jul 17, 2023
South Korea flood deaths cast doubt on work to prepare for extreme weather
By Ju-min Park and Hyun Young Yi SEOUL (Reuters) - A year after South Korea vowed to step up readiness for extreme weather driven by climate change, experts say not enough work has been done even as g...
Jul 17, 2023
Elton John gives evidence by videolink at Kevin Spacey’s London trial
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Elton John appeared by videolink in a London court on Monday to give evidence at Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial. Spacey, 63, has pleaded...
Jul 17, 2023
Russia halts participation in Black Sea grain deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia has halted its participation in the Black Sea grain export deal, the Kremlin said on Monday. The deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey a year ago, aimed to alleviat...
Jul 17, 2023
In the Market: Small Treasury brokers seek reforms as ranks thin
By Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) - At $25 trillion, the U.S. Treasury market is massive. And yet, small independent broker-dealers say they are running out of room to operate there. Over the past decade, ...
Jul 17, 2023
Swiss investor group lawsuit to seek compensation over UBS-Credit Suisse deal
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss investors' association is planning to file a lawsuit seeking compensation for former Credit Suisse shareholders, the latest legal action triggered by the bank's emergency ta...
Jul 17, 2023
UK sanctions Russian culture, education ministers
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Monday it had added 14 new designations under its Russian sanctions regime, including the Russian culture minister Olga Lyubimova and education minist...
Jul 17, 2023
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