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Activist Elliott builds over 10% stake in Norwegian Cruise Line, WSJ reports
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott has built a more than 10% stake in Norwegian Cruise Line NCLH.N and plans to push for changes within the cruise operator, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters could not immediately verify the WSJ repor...Reuters
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New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
Bi-partisan committee to investigate Epstein's activities at Zorro RanchEpstein chartered flight for New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Gary King in 2014Investment consultant says he met with MIT, Harvard professors at ranchBy Erica Stapleton and Andrew Hay SANTA FE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - New Me...Reuters
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Goldman Sachs plans to drop DEI from board-candidate criteria, WSJ reports
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs GS.N is preparing to eliminate race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other diversity-related factors from the criteria its board uses to assess prospective candidates, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Si...Reuters
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PRESS DIGEST-British Business - February 17
Feb 16 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.The TimesThe private equity owner of Boots is looking at some of Morrisons' unwanted pharmacies as it considers expansion...Reuters
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PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - February 17
Feb 17 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.Headlines- Ed Miliband strikes clean energy deal with California's Gavin Newsom- Keir Starmer says Britain needs to 'go faster' on def...Reuters
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Judge tells US National Park Service to reinstall Philadelphia slavery exhibit
Judge invokes George Orwell's novel "1984" in her opinionNational Park Service dismantled Philadelphia exhibit last monthTrump seeks to reshape historical, cultural bodiesBy Chris Prentice and Kanishka Singh NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge in Pennsylvania...Reuters
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Mobil Oil Australia Says Co & Australia's ACCC Agreed Settlement Regarding Mobil ‘Synergy’ Branding
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Mobil Oil Australia:CO AND ACCC AGREED TO SETTLEMENT REGARDING MOBIL ‘SYNERGY’ BRANDING AT NINE SERVICE STATIONS IN QUEENSLANDUNDERTAKEN STEPS TO EITHER NOT INSTALL SPECIFIC BENEFIT CLAIMS, OR TO COVER/REMOVE THESE CLAIMS WITHOUT 'SYNERGY' FUELReuters
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Starboard To Push For Big Shake-Up Of Tripadvisor’s Board - WSJ
Feb 16 (Reuters) - STARBOARD TO PUSH FOR BIG SHAKE-UP OF TRIPADVISOR’S BOARD - WSJSTARBOARD’S STAKE NOW REPRESENTS MORE THAN 9% OF TRIPADVISOR- WSJSTARBOARD IS PREPARING TO NOMINATE A MAJORITY SLATE ON TRIPADVISOR’S EIGHT-PERSON BOARD - WSJSource text: https://tinyurl.com/28jjys8gReuters
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Activist Elliott builds over 10% stake in Norwegian Cruise, WSJ reports
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott has built a stake of more than 10% in Norwegian Cruise Line NCLH.N and plans to push for changes within the cruise operator, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters could not immediately verify the WSJ re...Reuters
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Goldman Sachs plans to drop diversity factors from board candidate criteria, WSJ reports
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs GS.N is preparing to remove race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other diversity factors from the criteria its board uses to evaluate potential candidates, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not...Reuters
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Australia's ACCC Says Mobil To Pay A$16 Million In Penalties For Misleading Statements About Fuel Sold
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission:MOBIL TO PAY A$16M IN PENALTIES FOR MISLEADING STATEMENTS ABOUT FUEL SOLD AT NINE PETROL STATIONSFEDERAL COURT ORDERED MOBIL OIL AUSTRALIA TO PAY PENALTIES FOR MAKING FALSE, MISLEADING REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT FUEL SOLD AT NINE PETROL ST...Reuters
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Anderson Cooper leaving '60 Minutes' program in latest CBS News shake-up
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS News' "60 Minutes" program after nearly two decades, in the latest staffing shake-up to hit the storied news magazine and network.Cooper has been a "60 Minutes" correspondent through a deal between Paramount Skydance-owned PSKY.O ...Reuters
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CORRECTED-Olympics-Figure skating-Metelkina and Berulava win Georgia's first ever Winter Olympic medal
By Rory CarrollMILAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava made history for Georgia on Monday, winning the tiny South Caucasus country's first Winter Olympic medal by claiming silver in the pairs figure skating event of the Milano Cortina Games. It's the latest breakthro...Reuters
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Starboard Value plans majority overhaul of Tripadvisor board, WSJ reports
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard Value plans to push for a major overhaul of Tripadvisor's TRIP.O board, and is preparing to nominate a majority slate for the company's eight-member board, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Starboard now holds more than 9% of ...Reuters
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Trump says he will be involved indirectly in Iran talks
Tensions rise with U.S. deploying second aircraft carrier to Middle EastIran holds military drill in Strait of Hormuz amid tensionsIAEA urges Iran to account for missing uranium stockpileBy Steve Holland ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he w...Reuters
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Starboard to push for shake-up of Tripadvisor's board, WSJ reports
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard Value plans to push for a shake-up of Tripadvisor's TRIP.O board, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing people familiar with the matter.Starboard's stake now represents more than 9% of the travel-site operator, the WSJ reported.Reute...Reuters
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Japan's 5-year bond yield slips to two-week low ahead of auction
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japan's 5-year government bond yield dropped to a two-week low during early trade on Tuesday, ahead of an auction of bonds with the same maturity scheduled for later in the day. The five-year yield JP5YTN=JBTC fell 2 basis points (bps) bps to 1.65%,...Reuters
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