(Reuters) - Major U.S. companies from Facebook owner Meta Platforms to fast food chain McDonald's have joined a growing number of firms dropping their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, meant to boost racial and ethnic representation at workplaces against the backdrop of rising pressure from conservative groups. At least six major companies, including JPMorgan Chase, modified their DEI policies...

* Buys remaining shares of Hydrovolt for $6.79 million * Hydro looking for new partners for the company * Not interested in buying Northvolt's other battery business (Adds context on Hydro's plans for company and Northvolt's involvement from paragraph 1) By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Norsk Hydro ( NHYKF ) became the sole owner of battery recycler...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States: If Congress could do this to TikTok, it could come after other companies, too. The law, which was the subject of...

DUBLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - AirBaltic's initial public offering (IPO) could be pushed back until early 2026, the Latvian airline's chief executive said on Monday. CEO Martin Gauss said the airline was still looking for a pre-IPO strategic investor ahead of the offering that was initially planned for last year. ...