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Why ESG reporting still matters to U.S. investors
Even after the U.S. election, action on environmental, social and governance investing isn't going away. In fact, it may even increase. Here is why.
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What impressed you most about 2016?
Innovators in technology and sustainability from corporations, cities and startups revealed what drove change for the year in the rear-view mirror.
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South Korea fines Qualcomm $854 mln for violating competition laws – Reuters
ReutersSouth Korea fines Qualcomm $854 mln for violating competition lawsReutersA Qualcomm sign is pictured in front of one of its many buildings in San Diego, California November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo. By Se Young Lee and Stephen Nellis | SEJONG, South Korea/SAN FRANCISCO. SEJONG, South Korea/SAN ...Qualcomm Fined $852.9 Million in South Korea for Alleged Antitrust ...
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Toshiba Shares Crash After Write-Down Warning – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalToshiba Shares Crash After Write-Down WarningWall Street JournalTOKYO— Toshiba Corp. shares fell more than 20% on Wednesday, the maximum allowed for the day, after a warning about a multibillion-dollar write-down caused investors to flee. The fall followed a 12% decline on Tuesday after initial reports of the ...Toshiba Falls by Limit as U.S. Nuclear a ...
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US Charges Three Chinese Traders With Hacking Law Firms – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalUS Charges Three Chinese Traders With Hacking Law FirmsWall Street JournalThree Chinese traders earned more than $4 million in illegal profits after they hacked into the computer systems of prominent U.S. law firms and stole nonpublic information on mergers and acquisitions, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday.UPDATE 2-U.S. accuses Chinese citizens of ...
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Italy Announces Inevitable Bank Bailout – Huffington Post
Washington PostItaly Announces Inevitable Bank BailoutHuffington PostAfter Monte Dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) failed to raise enough money for a private recapitalization, the Italian government finally pulled the trigger on an inevitable bailout. Early Friday morning following a cabinet meeting, caretaker Prime Minister ...Belgian bonds resilient as market ignores surprise downgradeReutersMonte Dei Paschi Needs $9.2 ...
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Asia follows Wall Street higher, upbeat US data lifts dollar vs yen – Reuters
ReutersAsia follows Wall Street higher, upbeat US data lifts dollar vs yenReutersA man looks at an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon. By Shinichi Saoshiro | TOKYO. TOKYO Asia stocks followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday, while ...GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks inch higher in holiday lullBusiness InsiderYen ...
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Abbott gets US antitrust approval to buy St. Jude Medical – Reuters
ReutersAbbott gets US antitrust approval to buy St. Jude MedicalReutersTraders gather at the booth that trades Abbott Laboratories on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, December 10, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid. By Diane Bartz | WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON Healthcare company Abbott Laboratories (ABT.UPDATE 1-Abbott gets U.S. antitrust approval to buy St. Jude MedicalBusiness InsiderFTC Puts ...
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‘Profitable’ Washington Post adding more than five dozen journalists – Politico
Politico'Profitable' Washington Post adding more than five dozen journalistsPoliticoTwenty-sixteen was the year The Washington Post came of age — again. In its audience growth, in the ambitiousness of its journalism, in its impact on the American conversation, the Post became the U.S.'s fourth national newspaper company, joining The ...The Jeff Bezos effect? Washington Post is profitable and ...
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Asian shares mixed after Nasdaq hits record high – U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World ReportAsian shares mixed after Nasdaq hits record highU.S. News & World ReportA man uses a mobile phone in front of an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. Shares meandered in quiet trading in Asia on Wednesday after the Dow Jones industrial average inched closer to 20,000 ...