Big Ag turns to peas to meet soaring global protein demandCargill, the global grains trader, sees the future of protein in the humble pea. In a joint venture at a Wisconsin plant, flour milled from Iowa yellow peas is mixed with water and spun at high speed...
US gun lobby takes aim at ‘gun-hating’ banks Citi, BofAThe US gun lobby is taking aim at “gun-hating” banks after Citigroup Inc and Bank of America said they would no longer provide certain banking services to gun-makers, according to industry lobbyists....
EU commissioner in Iran in bid to protect trade tiesEU Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete arrived in Tehran on Saturday to present plans for continuing oil and gas purchases and protect European companies despite renewed US sanctions on Iran. Cane...
Wall Street’s ‘Sell in May’ could be fading awaySell in May and go away,” arguably the most well-worn axiom on Wall Street, has proven to be shrewd advice during previous midterm election years. Though the exact origins of the phrase are a bit murk...
ISS sides against two Tesla directors, backs split of Musk’s rolesProxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended on Friday that investors vote against Tesla Inc directors Antonio Gracias and James Murdoch, increasing pressure on the car maker ove...
Deutsche Boerse to include tech stocks in MDAX and SDAX in index shakeupDeutsche Boerse, the German stock exchange operator, is planning a major shakeup of the composition of three key indexes later this year that affects technology stocks. Technology shares will now be i...
Sanctioned Russian oligarch Vekselberg cuts Swiss stakesRussian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg has cut his holdings in Swiss companies OC Oerlikon and Schmolz + Bickenbach after a deal with minority shareholders and managers at his holding group, one of his co...