Shell launches shareholder talks to win backing for HQ move, sources say

Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has launched talks with investors to secure support for its plan to relocate its headquarters from the Netherlands to Britain, sources said, as a leading advisory recommended backing the move at a December vote.
U.S. not heading toward COVID lockdown, White House says

The United States does not need to impose a lockdown or shut down its economy to curb the spread of COVID-19 and will rely on other tools, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said on Monday.
EXCLUSIVE Indigenous group seeks stake in Woodside’s $12 bln Scarborough, Pluto LNG project

A Western Australian Indigenous group is in talks with Woodside Petroleum (WPL.AX) over obtaining a stake in its $12 billion Scarborough and Pluto LNG expansion to help secure the future of the local traditional owners, a senior Indigenous official told Reuters.
Citigroup to create 100 roles in digital asset push

Citigroup (C.N) is looking to create 100 roles focused on digital assets including blockchain and digital currencies at its institutional division, the U.S. bank said on Tuesday.
Analysis: Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O)’s latest spat with Visa (V.N) shows big retailers, armed with a growing array of payment options, are gaining the upper hand in their power struggle with card providers, but it’s not a crisis for the payment company.
Barclays raises 2022 oil price view on faster inventory drawdown

Barclays raised its 2022 oil price forecasts on Tuesday as it expects a faster-than-expected inventory drawdown and cautious supply response to offset a modest surplus next year.
Analysis: U.S. wants more oil, but OPEC+ can’t turn on the tap much harder

U.S. pressure on OPEC+ to pump more oil and cool red-hot crude prices has shone a spotlight on a relatively new problem for the producer group: it doesn’t have much extra capacity to hike output faster, even if it wanted to.
EXCLUSIVE U.S. investigators question Goodyear Malaysia workers over labour practices

U.S. government investigators have interviewed workers at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co’s (GT.O) Malaysian factory about their working conditions, employees told Reuters, intensifying scrutiny of potential labour abuses by the tyre maker in the country.
Some Chinese banks told to issue more loans for property projects – sources

Some Chinese banks have been told by financial regulators to issue more loans to property firms for project development, two banking sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Monday, in efforts to marginally ease liquidity strains across the industry.
Ericsson to buy cloud firm Vonage for $6.2 bln

Mobile telecoms equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) said on Monday it had agreed to buy cloud communications firm Vonage for $6.2 billion.