… * S&P 500 futures up 0.4 pct, Asia shares more mixed. * Market assumes US-led Syria action over for time being. * Oil and Treasury prices ease, yen dips in limited reaction.
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Overall, nine firms from the top 25 have included partners in their gender pay gap reporting, according to Bloomberg News's analysis of the data. Of those that have provided a firm-wide number, the average hourly wage gap is about 60 percent. For Clifford Chance, one of an elite group of U.K. firms
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Today's Must-Reads. EU officials don't expect serious progress on trade talks till June, with the Irish border issue remaining the priority. Negotiations resume on Monday. Bloomberg's Dan Moss argues that Australia's system of compulsory voting doesn't save democracy from populism.
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The U.K. Labour Party expects to defeat Prime Minister Theresa May in the House of Lords this week in a move that could force her to shift her Brexit policy toward closer ties with the European Union. The main opposition has teamed up with Lords from May's Conservatives, as well as Liberal Democrats
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ZURICH, April 16 (Reuters) – Swiss staffing group Adecco is buying U.S.-based technology education firm General Assembly in a deal with an enterprise value of $412.5 million, but said in a statement on Monday that heavy investments will keep it from …
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