US House panel finds BlackRock, other asset managers leery of joining climate initiative

By Isla Binnie and Ross Kerber NEW YORK / BOSTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. asset managers worried that signing up to an industry climate initiative could make them appear to be working too closely together and draw regulatory scrutiny, according to a report released Friday by a Republican-led U.S. Congressional Committee. The report is the…

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Blinken makes unannounced Iraq visit as part of Syria diplomacy push

By Simon Lewis BAGHDAD (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Friday and met with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to discuss Syria’s political transition, calling for a non-sectarian administration following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The top U.S. diplomat is touring the Middle East to establish a…

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