Elections / Voting – اخبار مجنونة

As Amazon.com flexes its muscle, Seattle moves to curb corporate political donations

[ad_1] SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle, the Pacific Northwest city where home-grown online retailer Amazon.com has increasingly flexed its political muscle, is expected to approve on Monday legislation banning political contributions by companies with at least 5% foreign ownership. FILE PHOTO: People take in the view from the top of the Space Needle in this aerial […]

Carmakers race higher, Johnson jitters for sterling

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – A speeding autos sector and hopes for even lower borrowing costs buoyed world stocks on Tuesday, while a brief sterling rally proved short-lived as hard-Brexit advocate Boris Johnson was confirmed as Britain’s new prime minister. FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in […]