Exxon plays hardball against climate NGOs. Will investors care?
New York (AFP) - ExxonMobil investors will have a chance to weigh in at Wednesday's annual meeting on the company's...
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French delicatessen Fauchon bought by Breton biscuit firm
Paris (AFP) - French gourmet food and delicatessen company Fauchon said Tuesday it has been bought out by Galapagos, a Brittany-based...
China Premier Li meets Samsung boss, vows to help foreign firms
Seoul (AFP) - China's Premier Li Qiang said his country will always be open to foreign companies and promised steps...
UK Labour touts pro-business shift as industry figures back party
London (AFP) - The UK's Labour opposition vowed Tuesday to be both "pro-worker and pro-business" after winning the backing of...
120 business leaders back UK’s Labour in election
London (AFP) - The UK's Labour party won the backing on Tuesday of 120 business leaders, in a timely boost...
China Premier Li meets Samsung boss, vows to help foreign firms
Seoul (AFP) - China's Premier Li Qiang said his country will always be open to foreign companies and promised steps...
Deathtrap cable cars spook Turkey’s intrepid tea farmers
Rize (Turkey) (AFP) - You need to be part daredevil to live in the spectacularly steep hills overlooking the Black...
US seeks to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster over alleged monopoly
Washington (AFP) - The US Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit Thursday seeking to break up an alleged...
French media progress against X in legal battle over payments
Paris (AFP) - A Paris court ruled Thursday that X needed to provide French media with information about how much...
WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan’s whaling mothership
Tokyo (AFP) - In whale-motif jacket, shirt and tie plus a whale-shaped hat, Hideki Tokoro shows off Japan's new whaling...
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