SAO PAULO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco ( ITUB ) expects its total loan book growth to slow this year, it said on Wednesday, as it posted as-expected quarterly profit growth and announced 15 billion reais ($2.59 billion) in extraordinary dividends. Latin America's largest private lender by total assets said it expects its total credit portfolio to...

(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of U.S. businesses scaling back diversity initiatives. In 2020, we set aspirational hiring goals and focused on growing our offices outside California and New York to improve representation, Fiona Cicconi,...

Lucid Group Inc ( LCID ) reported record deliveries in the fourth quarter as the company prepares to grow in the electric vehicle sector. The company enters 2025 with strong momentum and the launch of a second vehicle model. What Happened: Lucid launched the highly anticipated Gravity three-row SUV in late 2024. In January, Lucid sold 50 Lucid Gravity SUVs,...

(Reuters) - TotalEnergies rejected opportunities to become a long-term customer of Venture Global LNG's U.S. terminals because it did not trust the company, CEO Patrick Pouyanné told Reuters on Wednesday. Venture Global has become the most valuable U.S. LNG company after a blockbuster initial public offering last month, but has been roiled by legal challenges from huge clients like BP...