Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US ESG shareholder resolutions plunge in face of Republican pressure, report says
By Ross Kerber April 16 (Reuters) - Shareholders have filed 184 proposals promoting environmental, social and governance themes at U.S. companies so far this proxy season, a new study found, about hal...
Apr 16, 2026
US will punish fraud and insider trading, derivatives regulator tells Congress
By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Washington's top derivatives regulator on Thursday sought to reassure lawmakers the U.S. will punish fraud as concern mounts on Capitol Hill that o...
Apr 16, 2026
New Jersey voters decide who will fill Mikie Sherrill’s House seat
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Voters in northern New Jersey will choose their next representative in a special election on Thursday that could narrow Republicans' grip on the ...
Apr 16, 2026
Kennedy to tout new food policies but skip vaccines in remarks to US Congress
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will highlight nutrition and food safety when he appears before lawmakers on Thursday, leaving out refe...
Apr 16, 2026
Explainer-How El Nino-driven weaker monsoon rains could impact India
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI, April 16 (Reuters) - India's weather office has forecast a below-average monsoon in 2026, with an El Nino expected to develop and weigh on rainfall in the latter half of the...
Apr 16, 2026
South Korea posts record tourist arrivals in March amid BTS comeback
SEOUL, April 16 (Reuters) - South Korea welcomed a record 2.06 million foreign visitors in March, led by Chinese arrivals, government data showed on Thursday, with tourism spending lifted by the comeb...
Apr 16, 2026
Spielberg teases new alien film 'Disclosure Day' as 'more truth than fiction'
By Lisa Richwine LAS VEGAS, April 15 (Reuters) - Steven Spielberg described his 1977 UFO film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" as his own "speculation" about intelligent life on other planets. His...
Apr 15, 2026
US judge rejects Trump administration bid to block Hawaii climate lawsuit
By Karen Sloan April 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to stop Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies in state court over climate change, ci...
Apr 15, 2026
OpenAI CEO Altman seeks dismissal of sister's punitive damages claims in sexual abuse lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel April 15 (Reuters) - Sam Altman is seeking the dismissal of punitive damages claims in his sister's civil lawsuit accusing the OpenAI co-founder and chief executive of repeated sex...
Apr 15, 2026
US Senate Republicans back Trump military sales to Israel
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked two resolutions that would have stopped the sale of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel, as P...
Apr 15, 2026
