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Biden withdraws Tanden’s nomination to be White House budget chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden to head its budget office, bowing to political reality as her selection ran into stiff opposition over tweets ...
Mar 02, 2021
Mexico’s heavily indebted Pemex ends ratings contract with Fitch
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said on Tuesday that it has ended a contract with credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings, less than a week after it posted a ...
Mar 02, 2021
TreeHouse Foods settles with Jana, appoints two to its board
(Reuters) - Private label food group TreeHouse Foods on Tuesday appointed two new independent directors to its board, three weeks after activist investment firm Jana Partners urged the company to cons...
Mar 02, 2021
State treasurers pressure Marathon to end lockout at Minnesota refinery
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - A group of state treasurers are pressuring Marathon Petroleum to end a lockout at a Minnesota refinery that has left 200 union members out of work for two months, accordi...
Mar 02, 2021
Biden nominee for top economist post, Rouse, heads for U.S. Senate confirmation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Cecilia Rouse as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, which would make her the first Black economist ...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. Commerce sets anti-dumping duties on aluminum sheet from 16 countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday issued final anti-dumping duties on common alloy aluminum sheet from 16 of 18 countries investigated, including up to 242.8% on imports f...
Mar 02, 2021
UK extends furlough scheme by five months, gives more help to self-employed
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will extend its huge job-protecting furlough programme by five months until the end of September and expand parallel support for the self-employed, finance minister Rishi Su...
Mar 02, 2021
NYSE-owner ICE CFO to retire in May
(Reuters) - New York Stock Exchange-owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc said on Tuesday Chief Financial Officer Scott Hill would retire on May 14 and be replaced by Warren Gardiner, the company's head...
Mar 02, 2021
Off-price clothing channel, online strength power Nordstrom’s revenue beat
(Reuters) - Nordstrom Inc on Tuesday reported better-than-expected revenue for the holiday quarter, aided by a rise in e-commerce sales and growth in its off-price business, Rack. Pandemic-induced dec...
Mar 02, 2021
Hedge fund billionaire Sandell pays $105 million to settle NY tax fraud case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Thomas Sandell has paid $105 million in back taxes and damages to settle charges he defrauded New York state and New York City o...
Mar 02, 2021
