#MeToo movement puts pressure on U.S. banks to disclose diversity data
(Reuters) – The #MeToo movement has put new momentum behind efforts to have companies, especially in finance, disclose details about their workforce diversity – data that could throw into sharper relief the slow pace of progress for women and minorities in the field.
Wall St. stumbles over high bond yields, health stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell for the second straight day on Tuesday as healthcare stocks and rising bond yields weighed on all three major U.S. indexes.
Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan partner to cut U.S. healthcare costs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc , Berkshire Hathaway Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday they will form a company to cut health costs for hundreds of thousands of their employees, setting up a major challenge to an inefficient U.S. healthcare system.
Pfizer’s new tax rate higher than investors hoped, shares fall
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it expected to pay tax at an adjusted rate of about 17 percent this year, higher than some investors had expected, sending its shares down more than 3 percent.
Facebook to ban cryptocurrency-related ads
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it will ban ads promoting financial products and services tied to cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings.
Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan partner to cut healthcare costs
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co will form a healthcare company aimed at cutting costs for their U.S. employees, they said on Tuesday, sending shares in the broad healthcare sector sharply lower.
Exclusive: Coincheck hackers trying to move stolen cryptocurrency – executive
LONDON (Reuters) – Hackers who stole around $530 million worth of cryptocurrency from the Coincheck exchange last week — one of the biggest such heists ever — are trying to move the stolen “XEM” coins, the foundation behind the digital currency said …
U.S. agencies investigate Apple over slowing iPhones: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple Inc violated securities laws concerning its disclosures that it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Bloomberg reported on Tu…
Qatar Airways agrees to financial disclosures in row with U.S. carriers
(Reuters) – State-owned Qatar Airways has agreed to release detailed financial statements, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, as part of a response to accusations by U.S. airlines that the carrier had been illegally subsidized by its government.
U.S. consumer confidence rebounds; house prices march higher
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S consumer confidence rebounded in January and house prices increased further in November, suggesting that a recent acceleration in consumer spending was likely to be sustained despite sluggish wage growth.
