TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares edged higher on Tuesday, taking solace from modest gains on Wall Street even as investors remained wary ahead of the annual central banking conference in Jackson Hole later this week......»»

Telecom and other defensive sectors rallied Monday to offset declines in energy stocks. Fred Katayama reports......»»

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(Reuters) - Department store chain Macy's Inc said on Monday it would restructure its merchandising operations, which could result in about 100 job cuts......»»

BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Ray Dalio, who has been expressing concerns about President Donald Trump in recent months, said on Monday he was cutting some of his exposure during a time of growing political and economic divisions......»»

(Reuters) - The benchmark U.S. S&P 500 stock index ended up slightly on Monday after two days of declines, though a drop in oil prices weighed on energy shares and tensions between the United States and North Korea kept investors on edge......»»

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup named Muir Paterson to head the bank's global team of bankers advising companies on activist shareholders, the bank announced on Monday......»»

(Reuters) - Automatic Data Processing Inc on Monday rejected billionaire investor William Ackman's three proposed board candidates, sparking more criticism from the hedge fund manager who is trying to shake up the human resources outsourcing firm......»»

(Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended up slightly on Monday after two days of declines, though simmering tensions between the United States and North Korea kept investors on edge and a drop in oil prices weighed on energy shares......»»

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Monday after two sessions of losses, but simmering tensions between the United States and North Korea kept investors on edge and a drop in oil prices weighed on energy shares......»»

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc owes a prize promoter $5.5 m.....»»

(Reuters) - Utility Sempra Energy said on Monday that it would buy Oncor for $9.45 billion in cash after majority owner Energy Future Holdings Corp abandoned a deal to sell the power transmission company to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc......»»

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as simmering tensions between the United States and North Korea kept investors on edge, while a drop in oil prices weighed on energy shares......»»

Great Wall Motor Co is interested in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles an official from the Chinese company said, confirming reports it is pursuing all or part of the owner of the Jeep and Ram truck brands, but any deal would face a number of hurdles......»»

Sempra Energy will buy the company Warren Buffett sought, Oncor, for $9.5 billion in cash. Fred Katayama reports......»»

BOSTON (Reuters) - Even as top U.S. asset managers BlackRock Inc and State Street Corp pressed companies on climate and diversity issues this year, they made few waves on another area of corporate governance: CEO pay......»»

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Monday was ordered by a California jury to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company's talc-based products like Johnson's Baby Powder for feminine hygiene......»»

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks were mostly flat in early afternoon trading on Monday amid concerns over the recent turmoil in the White House and simmering tensions between the United States and North Korea......»»

Millions have traveled to spots along the eclipse route in the U.S. As Fred Katayama reports, some hotels are nearly all full, and stocks tend to rise in the year after a total eclipse......»»

Aug 21 - Antony Currie and Rob Cyran explain why publicly-traded U.S. hospitals like Tenet are suffering under a weight of debt – and whether Glenview and other investors can find a financial cure......»»