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Top U.S. asset managers BlackRock Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co were divided in their support of climate-related proxy resolutions at corporate meetings this year, two analyzes showed on Tuesday, underscoring the industry’s mixed appetite for the vehicles ahead of a key rulemaking.

The sale includes all of Inter Pipeline’s bulk liquid storage and handling assets in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and Germany.

A group of co-op members has raised more than $50,000 for a legal fund in a campaign to stop the sale of outdoor retailer MEC to a U.S. private equity firm.

A coalition of heavyweight investors is calling on the global gold industry to improve its performance in several key metrics, even as the share prices of many gold companies hit multiyear highs amid a soaring commodity price.

The streaming giant’s co-CEO on his 'no rules' culture — and why only world domination will do

A total of 381 companies on Monday signed a letter, organised by the New York Stock Exchange, saying the Securities and Exchange Commission proposal would deal a “debilitating blow” to investor relations

The growing appetite for electric cars has created a new technology arms race. Vehicle makers like Tesla Inc. and General Motors Co. and their suppliers are on the hunt for batteries that are better and cheaper. Here is what you need to know:

One of the biggest retail real estate owners in the country, Brookfield Properties, is going through a major round of job cuts, CNBC has learned, as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on its business and new leasing activity at its malls dries up. 

Under pressure to be good corporate citizens, politically endorsed firms in emerging markets often choose philanthropy over adopting greener practices.

Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40% off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable energy and power markets, sources told Reuters.

Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy Corp said on Monday Chief Operating Officer François Poirier will take over as its president and chief executive officer after current boss Russ Girling retires at the end of this year.

Global trade is rebounding much more quickly this year than it did after the 2008 financial crisis, lifting parts of the world economy and defying predictions the pandemic could send globalization into permanent retreat.

Trade deal uncertainty is a boon for Grand Duchy as it vies to grab business from the City of London

The head of the European Central Bank says that the economy is rebounding but that the recovery remains uncertain, incomplete and dependent on containing the virus outbreak.

Deutsche Bank plans to shutter one in five branches in its home market in Germany as it seeks to save costs and capitalise on the changing habits of customers during the coronavirus pandemic, an executive said.

A second group of GMP Capital Inc. shareholders – including former chief executive Harris Fricker – are voicing opposition to the company’s restructuring plans, saying they will vote against the board’s proposal at a shareholder meeting next month.

The federal government has approved proposed industrial carbon tax programs in Ontario and New Brunswick, even though Ottawa says they are “clearly weaker” than the federal system they will replace.

If the federal government isn’t careful, its decision to wind down the Canada Emergency Response Benefit could deal a blow to people’s livelihoods and blunt the country’s economic rebound from the COVID-19-caused downturn.

The EU believes it needs to have a stronger financial sector but will find it hard to replicate the UK's capabilities 

The U.S. economy is likely to grow more slowly in coming decades and the public debt burden will increase more than previously forecast, due in large part to the coronavirus-induced recession, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday.

Purchase of game designer Bethesda Softworks comes as software giant readies launch of new Xbox consoles

Oracle and Walmart have rights to buy 12.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent respectively of a newly established TikTok Global

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Publicly traded U.S. companies have been slow to add minority directors over the past five years even as women grabbed a greater share of board seats during that period, a comprehensive study to be released on Monday shows.

Cybersecurity oversight is a key fiduciary responsibility for a board of directors and was a significant concern for companies even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced so many organizations to suddenly shift to remote work. Data breaches and other cyber threats pose significant competitive, reputational, and litigation risks and require increasingly costly investments to prevent, detect, and respond to.