About 500,000 EU citizens yet to apply for UK residency after Brexit
An estimated 500,000 European Union nationals in Britain have yet to apply for a new immigration status, which most will need to remain in the country after...
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BlackRock says shareholder proposals can be valuable, cites cost
Posted by Reuters | Feb 6, 2020 | World News |
BlackRock Inc cited the value and costs of shareholder proposals in a letter to regulators weighing reforms to the proxy process, and did not specifically comment on ideas like raising the current $2,000 threshold needed to file...
Read MoreStocks rally, safe-haven currencies drop, on China plan to cut tariffs
Posted by Reuters | Feb 6, 2020 | World News |
World equity markets rallied for a fourth day on Thursday, with a bevy of key stock indexes touching fresh peaks, as news that China will soon cut tariffs on some U.S. goods buoyed risk sentiment and pushed safe-haven currencies...
Read MoreU.S. weekly jobless claims hit nine-month low; productivity rebounds
Posted by Reuters | Feb 6, 2020 | World News |
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week, suggesting a tightening labor market would continue to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite weak business...
Read MoreNew UK coronavirus case was not contracted in China – PM’s spokesman
Posted by Reuters | Feb 6, 2020 | domesticNews, Reuters: UK |
The third person in the United Kingdom to test positive for coronavirus was a British citizen who had travelled from an Asian country, but not China, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on...
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