The first governance vote for decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap has ended in failure, despite the proposal attracting overwhelming support of 98% of votes cast. Despite this, it fell roughly 1% short of the 40 million votes threshold needed for approval by the close of voting. The poll ended earlierRead More →
Reuters. By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – The pound flirted with a 1-1/2-month low against the dollar on Monday on fears of a no-deal Brexit while investors waited for Japan’s ruling party to choose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s successor. The pound changed hands at $1.2806, having touched a 1.2767Read More →
Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – The dollar fell in Asia on Monday morning, but the focus was on the pound and yen. The pound recovered from its previous session’s losses as fears of a hard Brexit intensified. In Japan, the ruling party will vote for a new leaderRead More →
Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said lawmakers were determining next steps after a pivotal vote, and were preparing to end President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial ‘in the coming days.’ President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Friday appeared on track for a speedy conclusion, with his acquittal in sightRead More →
The Trump administration is getting medieval in the impeachment trial, according to a CBS News report. “Vote against the President and your head will be on a pike.” As House Democrats continued to present their opening arguments in the impeachment trial accusing President Trump of abusing his power on Thursday,Read More →
MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump gave Democrats ‘no choice’ but to impeach him, as he called their effort an ‘assault’ on the country. President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third U.S. president in history to be impeached, as the Democratic-led House ofRead More →
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government will hold a vote in parliament next week to decide on reform of the euro zone’s bailout fund, as divisions within Rome’s ruling coalition deepen. The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement opposes signing off on the reform until plans for a wider European banking union become clearer,Read More →
Cannabis stocks rallied across the board Thursday, as investors returned to the beaten-down-sector with a fresh enthusiasm, following a historic House vote in favor of a bill that would lift the federal ban on weed. The three biggest Canadian licensed producers – Canopy Growth, Cronos Group and Aurora Cannabis –Read More →
By Nick Carey and Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union said on Friday that rank-and-file members at Ford Motor Co (N:) have voted in favor of a new four-year labor contract with the No. 2 U.S. automaker. The UAW will now focus on Fiat Chrysler AutomobilesRead More →
(Reuters) – London Stock Exchange Group Plc (L:) said on Wednesday its shareholders would vote on Nov. 26 on whether to approve its $27 billion deal to buy data provider Refinitiv. The LSE agreed to buy the financial information provider in August, in a deal aimed at offering trading acrossRead More →
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Anadarko Petroleum Corp (N:) shareholders will vote Aug. 8 on the oil and gas producer’s planned $38 billion sale to Occidental Petroleum Corp – the biggest oil and gas deal of the year. Occidental (N:) avoided its own shareholder vote on the deal by securing a controversialRead More →
© Reuters. Toby Rice, co-founder of Rice Energy group, speaks during an interview in New York By Ishita Palli and Bhargav Acharya (Reuters) – Proxy adviser Glass Lewis & Co has recommended that investors in producer EQT Corp (NYSE:) vote in favor of the company’s board nominees, putting it atRead More →
Vote Trump — or you can kiss your precious bull market goodbye That’s basically the warning President Donald Trump fired off over the weekend to his 61 million Twitter TWTR, -0.52% followers: “If anyone but me takes over in 2020 … there will be a Market Crash the likes ofRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Cars at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant in Chattanooga By Nick Carey CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Reuters) – Workers at Volkswagen (DE:) AG’s assembly plant in the state of Tennessee narrowly voted against union representation, dealing a fresh blow to the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) efforts to unionizeRead More →
The European Union is entering the final days of campaign season. Between Thursday and Sunday, every EU member state will vote to elect the 705 members of the European Parliament, one of the key Brussels institutions alongside the European Commission and the European Council of heads of states. Ever sinceRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Occidental Petroleum Corp headquarters in Los Angeles By Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON (Reuters) – T. Rowe Price Group Inc said on Monday it intends to vote against the Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE:) board of directors because the oil company will not allow shareholders to vote onRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman points to an electronic board showing stock prices as she poses in front of the board after the New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), held to wish for the success of Japan’s stock market, in Tokyo By Wayne Cole SYDNEYRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo is seen in a store in Los Angeles (Reuters) – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) shareholders on Friday defeated a shareholder proposal from a conservative group that would have required the company to disclose the “ideological perspective” of nominees for its board of directors. TheRead More →
Gold futures on Wednesday resumed their climb toward the psychologically important price of $1,300 an ounce, finding support from the turmoil surrounding the U.K.’s plan to leave the European Union and the upcoming vote of no confidence facing Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. Caution among traders has deepen “ahead ofRead More →
London markets clung to their modest gains on Tuesday, as investors focused on a crucial parliamentary vote on U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement from the European Union. Elsewhere, China announced plans to ramp up support for its economy, which boosted mining and oil stocks. How are the marketsRead More →
