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Microsoft to take smaller cut from video game developers – NYT
(Reuters) -Microsoft Corp will cut its charges for video game developers who publish games in its online store, starting August, the New York Times reported on Thursday. (https://nyti.ms/2ScCCEm) The ...
Apr 29, 2021
Activist investors post strong returns with board campaigns in first quarter
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist investors have been outperforming their peers and the broader market this year by pushing for board-room changes rather than dramatic business overha...
Apr 29, 2021
Goldman shareholders nearly approve proposal requiring mandatory arbitration report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc shareholders nearly voted to approve a proposal that would require the bank to conduct a report on its use of mandatory arbitration, according to a prelimi...
Apr 29, 2021
The four-decade decline in global corporate tax rates
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's plans to raise taxes on corporate America could put an end to a four-decade global drop in corporate taxation levels. Governments worldwide...
Apr 29, 2021
Facebook to pay $5 million to local journalists in newsletter push
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said Thursday it will give $5 million to pay local journalists in multi-year deals as part of its new publishing platform to help independent writers attract an...
Apr 29, 2021
Bank of England likely to slow bond purchases as economy rebounds
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is likely to ease its foot off the stimulus pedal and reduce its pace of bond purchases next week as Britain's economy appears to be bouncing b...
Apr 29, 2021
U.S. economy accelerates in first quarter; jobless claims edge lower
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, fueled by massive government aid to households and businesses, charting the course for what is expected ...
Apr 29, 2021
Analysis: Chip shortages expose Achilles’ heel of Germany’s recovery
By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has boomed on the back of globalisation, but now the worldwide web of supply chains that turbo-charged its economy could prove a critical weakness. Short...
Apr 29, 2021
Mastercard profit falls nearly 6% on cross-border spending slump
(Reuters) -Mastercard Inc reported a nearly 6% drop in first-quarter profit on Thursday, mainly driven by a steep decline in cross-border spending on its cards because of a slump in international trav...
Apr 29, 2021
Royal Caribbean hopeful of U.S. cruise resumption in summer
(Reuters) -Royal Caribbean Group said on Thursday recent talks with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had given it hope it could return to sailing from the United States in tim...
Apr 29, 2021
