Costco shareholders reject call for review of diversity programs
By Juveria Tabassum and Ross Kerber (Reuters) -Costco Wholesale shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the U.S. company said on Thursday, sending a message running counter to the
Asia stocks rise on China hopes; Japan trims gains after BOJ rate hike
Investing.com– Most Asian stocks rose on Friday tracking record highs on Wall Street and optimism over more policy relief for China, while Japanese markets trimmed some gains after the Bank of Japan hiked rates and struck a hawkish chord. Regional
Crypto’s charms leave some investors in Davos cold
By Divya Chowdhury and Bansari Mayur Kamdar DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Despite watching Bitcoin‘s scorching run past $100,000 and the inauguration of Donald Trump, who has pledged to be a “crypto president” in the U.S., some of the world’s largest investors
Japanese pay increases this year must exceed last year’s, Rengo union head says
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese annual pay increases this year must exceed the 5.1% secured last year because real wages continue to fall, the head of the Rengo trade union group told Reuters on Friday. Rengo is formally seeking wage hikes of
Trump says he could reach trade deal with China, calls talk with Xi ‘friendly’
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said his conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week was friendly and he thought he could reach a trade deal with China. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The leaders of the world’s two biggest