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Two investor research companies are advising Nissan shareholders to vote against a proposal to reappoint the automaker’s chief executive, Hiroto Saikawa, as a board director, citing possible oversight problems at the Japanese automaker after the arrest of his predecessor Carlos Ghosn. A corporate governance advisory company, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., made the recommendation in its […]

KHARTOUM, June 11 (Reuters) – Sudan’s military and opposition groups have agreed to resume talks on the formation of a transitional council, an Ethiopian envoy said on Tuesday, as an opposition alliance said it was suspending its campaign of civil disobedience and strikes. Sudan’s Transitional Military Council also agreed to release political prisoners as a

U.S. wholesale prices rose just 0.1% in May month, another sign that inflation remains under control. The Labor Department says the increase last month in its producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach consumers, was half April’s 0.2% increase. The entire gain in May came from a 0.3% increase in the wholesale

U.S. stocks marched higher in early trading Tuesday on Wall Street and extended a winning streak that has recouped much of May’s sharp losses. The strong opening marks the sixth consecutive day of gains. Stocks are moving closer to erasing the 6.6% decline in May that was fueled by concerns about the trade dispute between

The price for a share of Beyond Meat almost tripled on the first day of trading in May and that was just a taste of what was to come. The price has surged between 570% and 650% and on Tuesday, industry analysts with J.P. Morgan had enough, but not for fear that there isn’t more

I didn’t have a problem not mentioning it when I was hired at my current job, and that was directly coming off unemployment. Gut instinct says not to, but I’m still unsure. What should I do? Name Withheld You have a perfectly good explanation for both of these job terminations. In the second instance, you

Asian shares rose Tuesday as investor jitters over trade eased after President Donald Trump suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexican imports and said he expects to meet with the Chinese leader. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.3% to 21,204.28. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 1.6% to 6,546.30. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.7% to 2,114.39. Hong

U.S. employers hired the most people on record in April, while the number of open jobs was largely unchanged, evidence that the job market remains solid. The Labor Department said Monday that businesses filled 5.9 million jobs that month, 4.2% more than in March and the most since records began in December 2000. Some of

Raytheon and United Technologies will join to create a massive aerospace and defense company in a sector that is already rapidly consolidating. The combined company, which will count among its portfolio of weaponry the F-35 fighter jet engines, Patriot and Tomahawk missile systems in addition to space suits and intelligence technology as well as Pratt

President Donald Trump complained Monday that President Xi Jinping enjoys a major advantage in the U.S.-China trade war in that he controls China’s central bank while Trump must deal with a Federal Reserve that is “very destructive to us.” Trump made clear in an interview with CNBC his frustration with a system that provides political