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By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Republican federal and state lawmakers, governors, and attorneys general are pushing back on growing efforts by investors and executives to include environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their business decision making. In all 39 bills targeting aspects of ESG were filed as of the end of 2022, of which …

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By Abhirup Roy, Dan Levine and Hyunjoo Jin LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jurors in what appears to be the first trial related to a crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot feature told Reuters after the verdict on Friday that the electric-vehicle maker clearly warned that the partially automated driving software was not a self-piloted system, and that …

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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s richest people added $152 billion to their wealth over the past year, buoyed by high prices for natural resources and rebounding from the huge loss of fortunes they experienced just after the Ukraine war began, Forbes Russia said. Russia has 110 official billionaires in the list, up 22 …

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(Reuters) – Bed Bath & Beyond Inc is considering sales of assets and intellectual property as part of a potential bankruptcy filing that could come as soon as this weekend, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the situation. The home goods retailer is also looking to secure funding from U.S.-based investment firm Sixth …

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LISBON (Reuters) – Brazil’s Defence Minister Jose Mucio said on Friday his country’s planemaker Embraer SA would manufacture aircraft that meet NATO’s requirements in a partnership with Portuguese aerospace company OGMA. Embraer, which holds 65% of OGMA’s capital, makes several types of planes, including a light attack aircraft called “Super Tucano”. The company launched last …

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(Reuters) -Paramount Global has agreed to a $167.5 million settlement of a case stemming from the 2019 merger of Viacom Inc and CBS Corp that created the entertainment company, a filing showed. The settlement, reached on Tuesday, provides for the dismissal of the case in exchange for the payment to Paramount, according to a Securities …

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co bankers continued to have meetings with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein even after the bank decided to close his accounts in 2013, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The banker Justin Nelson had about a half-dozen meetings at Epstein’s townhouse …

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