VW’s top shareholder Porsche SE to write down up to 20 billion euros on investment

BERLIN (Reuters) -Top Volkswagen shareholder Porsche SE <PSHG_p.DE> expects to write down 7 billion to 20 billion euros ($20.98 billion) on its investment, it said on Friday, in the latest sign of how VW’s cost crisis has shaken investor faith in the carmaker. It also expects an impairment on its investment in luxury carmaker Porsche…

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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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