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• BlackRock plans staff return in September – Pensions & Investments, May 17, 2021
• NYC diversity disclosure approved at DuPont, Union Pacific – Pensions & Investments, May 17, 2021
• Bright Machines Going Public in $1.6 Billion SPAC Merger - WSJ, May 17, 2021
• Amazon Makes Push to Reduce Worker Injuries - WSJ, May 17, 2021
• Apple to Call Tim Cook to Testify in Case Against ‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games - WSJ, May 17, 2021
• From Bitcoin to Dogecoin: What’s Driving Cryptocurrencies’ Rise and the Challenges Ahead - WSJ, May 17, 2021
• Tax the rich? Executives predict Biden’s big plans will flop - POLITICO, May 16, 2021
• Companies Ponder Speeding Up Plans to Bring Workers Back to Offices - WSJ, May 16, 2021
• Proxy advisor ISS recommends votes for Chevron CEO, directors | Reuters, May 16, 2021
• At Home Group’s Biggest Shareholder to Oppose Deal to Take Retailer Private - WSJ, May 16, 2021
• Central Banks Jump Into Climate-Change Policy Fray - WSJ, May 16, 2021
• Microsoft Directors Decided Bill Gates Needed to Leave Board Due to Prior Relationship With Staffer - WSJ, May 16, 2021
• Companies Are Flush With Cash—and Ready to Pad Shareholder Pockets - WSJ, May 16, 2021
• '$40 billion' Robinhood app tries to vault SEC hurdles – NYPost, May 15, 2021
• Investor coalition calls for tougher methane regulation for oil and gas industry | IR Magazine, May 14, 2021
• Two More SPACs to Restate Financial Results – CFO, May 14, 2021
• FSI Joins Lawsuit To Bring Back DOL's Independent Contractor Rule – FA.mag, May 14, 2021
• FSI sues to stop withdrawal of DOL independent contractor rule - InvestmentNews, May 14, 2021
• FSI Sues DOL for Nixing Independent Contractor Rule | ThinkAdvisor, May 14, 2021
• Proxy Advisor ISS Backs Activist Engine No. 1 in ExxonMobil Battle | Institutional Investor, May 14, 2021
• Analysis: How murky legal rules allow Tesla’s Musk to keep moving markets | Reuters, May 14, 2021
• Moonves drops legal pursuit to get $120 million CBS severance package - CNBC, May 14, 2021
• Les Moonves to Forgo $120 Million in Settlement With ViacomCBS - WSJ, May 14, 2021
• Walmart, Costco to Stop Requiring Masks for Vaccinated Workers and Shoppers - WSJ, May 14, 2021
• Colonial Pipeline Hacker DarkSide Says It Will Shut Operations - WSJ, May 14, 2021