MOSCOW, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Russia’s benchmark MOEX stock index climbed to its highest in more than three months on Friday, as investors bet on other companies following Gazprom’s lead in recommending dividends, while the weakened towards 61 against the dollar and euro. Gas giant Gazprom’s board this week recommended[Read More…]

By Jarrett Renshaw June 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to pass a three-month suspension of the federal gasoline tax to help combat record pump prices and provide temporary relief for American families this summer. The president also urged states to temporarily suspend state[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per year by the end of the century, the White House said in its first ever such assessment on Sunday. The Office of Management and Budget assessment, tasked by President[Read More…]

On June 11, 2021, David Cicilline, chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, and Hakeem Jeffries introduced a package of legislative measures called “A Stronger Online Economy: Opportunity, Innovation, Choice” with the purpose of holding Big Tech monopolies accountable and fighting discriminatory practices that have been conducted by some platforms. The[Read More…]

Top officials from 38 countries agreed on Monday that efforts to rebuild economies from the COVID-19 pandemic should be guided by green principles and seek to reduce global greenhouse emissions. The delegates, who included some heads of government and representatives of the United States, China and other major economies, adopted[Read More…]

Argentina said on Monday it had temporarily shut down 12 beef exporters over “irregular” operations and had seized over 220 tonnes of meat as tensions over the government’s meat export ban deepen. Argentina, the world’s No. 5 supplier of beef, has long been renowned for its high quality meat. But[Read More…]

Ivanhoe Cambridge, the real estate arm of Canada’s second-largest pension fund, has tied employee and executive remuneration to hitting environmental targets as it commits to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2040, its CEO said on Tuesday. Chief Executive Officer Nathalie Palladitcheff said Ivanhoe, which owns 1,100 properties globally,[Read More…]