Asia shares sluggish, oil drifts lower
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian markets got off to a sluggish start on Monday in a week book ended with Easter holidays across the globe and a U.S. jobs report that could impact the timing of the first hike in interest rates there.
Juror in gender lawsuit sympathized with Pao, sided with Kleiner
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – To some Silicon Valley watchers, the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers gender discrimination case became a referendum on the challenging state of women in technology. But for the lone woman in technology on the jury, an at times unfriendly workplace did not amount to gender discrimination at the powerful venture capital firm. 
ABN Amro IPO back in sight after executives concede on pay
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government will reconsider selling off ABN Amro [ABRGPA.UL], Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said, after senior managers agreed to give up a controversial pay rise that had stalled progress on the bank’s proposed sh…
Stanchart says committed to Islamic banking after head of unit exits
DUBAI (Reuters) – Standard Chartered remains committed to Islamic banking and expects growth in its core markets, a spokesman for the lender said on Sunday, after the head of its Islamic arm departed.
British Airways says some frequent flyer accounts hacked
LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways said on Sunday tens of thousands of its frequent flyer accounts had been hacked and that it had frozen those affected to sort the problem out.
U.S. jobs to add heat to Fed lift-off debate
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The state of the U.S. labor market in March will consume economists and investors in the week leading up to Easter, adding to the seesaw debate over when the Federal Reserve will spring its first interest rate hike.
Investment banks eye potential trading boost from ECB stimulus
LONDON(Reuters) – Investment banks feeling the pinch from increased regulation since the financial crisis could reap an earnings reward from a boost in trading activity under the European Central Bank’s (ECB) trillion-euro quantitative easing (QE) prog…
ChemChina chairman says hopes to re-list Pirelli in Italy
BEIJING (Reuters) – The chairman of China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) said on Sunday he hopes to re-list Italy’s Pirelli on the Italian stock exchange after his firm agreed earlier this month to acquire the world’s fifth-largest tire maker.
Denmark applies to join China-backed AIIB investment bank
BEIJING (Reuters) – Denmark has applied to join the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Bank (AIIB), China’s Ministry of Finance said on Sunday, becoming the latest European power to join the institution despite misgivings of the United States.
China central bank governor calls for vigilance on deflation
BOAO, China (Reuters) – China’s central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan warned on Sunday that the country needs to be vigilant for signs of deflation and said policymakers were closely watching slowing global economic growth and declining commodity prices…
