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Pay gap for U.S. female executives narrows but persists
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Even women who make it to the top ranks of U.S. corporations face a persistent pay gap compared with men in leadership roles, a new study of corporate filings found. ...
Feb 17, 2021
Futures muted ahead of retail sales data, Fed minutes
By Devik Jain and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Wednesday as investors stayed away from making big bets ahead of monthly retail sales data and the release of mi...
Feb 17, 2021
Exclusive: Amazon deployed secret strategy to dodge India’s regulators, documents show
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Amazon has for years given preferential treatment to a small group of sellers on its India platform, publicly misrepresented its ties with the sellers and used th...
Feb 17, 2021
Special Report: Amazon documents reveal company’s secret strategy to dodge India’s regulators
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - It was early 2019, and senior Amazon.com Inc executive Jay Carney was preparing for an important meeting. The former press secretary to U.S. President Barack Obam...
Feb 17, 2021
Chinese buyers help push Bentley orders up by 50%, CEO says
LONDON (Reuters) - Bentley began the year with 50% more orders than the start of last year and built more luxury cars in January than the same time in 2020 as China boosted demand despite challenges f...
Feb 17, 2021
Shopify quarterly revenue beats, sees slower revenue growth in 2021
(Reuters) - Shopify Inc's holiday quarter revenue nearly doubled and beat Wall Street estimates as more businesses flocked to the Canadian company's e-commerce tools to sell online during the COVID-19...
Feb 17, 2021
Exclusive: Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans, sources say
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pfizer has not yet delivered to the European Union about 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were due in December, EU officials said, leaving it about on...
Feb 17, 2021
Hilton posts surprise loss as surging COVID-19 cases hurt bookings
(Reuters) - Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc on Wednesday posted a surprise quarterly loss as bookings took a hit from a resurgence in COVID-19 cases and renewed travel curbs, sending shares of the U.S. ...
Feb 17, 2021
Global companies raise massive cash through convertible bonds at start of 2021
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) - Global companies are raising vast amounts of money through convertible bonds this year, as soaring stock markets lift demand for these bonds which give investor...
Feb 17, 2021
Exclusive: Kuwait plans to shorten oil supply deals for some Asian buyers – sources
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Oil producer Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) is in talks to shorten its annual supply deals with some customers in India and Japan to nine months this year to meet dem...
Feb 17, 2021
