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The logo of Ecopetrol is pictured at its headquarters in Bogota, Colombia July 11, 2023.

Exclusive-Colombia's Ecopetrol exploring participation in offshore wind auction

Oliver Griffin |Updated 44 minutes ago |2 min read

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol is analyzing its potential direct participation in the Andean country's first-ever offshore wind auction, the company said in a statement to Reuters.

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SAP extends CEO Klein's contract until 2028

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

BERLIN (Reuters) - SAP has prolonged CEO Christian Klein's contract for a further three years, extending it to the end of 2028, the German software company announced on Monday. In addition, Klein was named chairman of the executive board after ...

A parents pushes a stroller with a baby in a park in Shanghai, China, April 2, 2023.

China offers flexible jobs for women after childbirth

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese provinces are urging companies to offer women flexible job roles called "Mama's Posts" that make it easier to balance work and childcare, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday. Authorities are trying to ...

A Denny's restaurant logo is pictured on a building in North Miami, Florida March 19, 2016.

Denny's faces proxy vote over pig gestation crate pledge

Waylon Cunningham |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

By Waylon Cunningham (Reuters) - An upcoming shareholder vote at Denny’s Corp could pressure the company to set targets for reducing its use of pork from suppliers that keep pregnant pigs in tight confinement, called gestation crates. The Humane ...

A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 5, 2024.

Futures edge higher on rate-cut bets

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday, pointing to more gains on Wall Street, as traders priced in a higher chance of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this year. The benchmark S&P 500 and the blue-chip Dow ...

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett attends the Berkshire Hathaway Inc annual shareholders' meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 3, 2024.

Warren Buffett's fans plot their own course for when he leaves

Jonathan Stempel, Koh Gui Qing |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Jonathan Stempel and Koh Gui Qing OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the 93-year-old billionaire chief of Berkshire Hathaway, mulled his future in telling shareholders on Saturday that if he were lucky, he would have another six or ...

Gregory Abel, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and who is designated to succeed Warren Buffett as Berkshire CEO, walks through the crowd at the first in-person annual meeting since 2019 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. April 29, 2022.

Warren Buffett's successor Greg Abel seen preserving Berkshire's culture

Koh Gui Qing |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

By Koh Gui Qing OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - When Greg Abel succeeds Warren Buffett at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, he is expected to preserve the culture at the behemoth even if he does not match the star power of his legendary boss. A 25-year ...

Rideshare and delivery drivers pose for group photograph as they gather in support of an industry-supported ballot measure that seeks to ask Massachusetts voters to decide whether ride-share and delivery drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft should be treated as independent contractors rather than employees, in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S., April 23, 2024.

Massachusetts top court to hear challenges to gig worker ballot measures

Nate Raymond |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - The top Massachusetts court on Monday is set to consider whether the state's voters will get to decide two ballot proposals in November that would redefine the relationship between app-based companies like Uber ...

A cybersecurity employee from the Paris 2024 flying squad uses a tablet to test the cybersecurity rules on the Olympic site which will host the hockey events at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France, May 3, 2024.

Olympics-Paris 2024 gearing up to face unprecedented cybersecurity threat

Julien Pretot |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Paris 2024 is getting ready to face an unprecedented challenge in terms of cybersecurity, with organisers expecting a huge pressure on the Games this summer. Organised crime, activists and states will be the ...

A trader works inside a booth, as screens display a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 1, 2024.

Morning Bid: Relief (mostly) everywhere

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. The relief across world markets as signs of a softening in the U.S. jobs markets strengthens the case for Federal Reserve rate cuts to start later this year remains palpable. ...

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