Goldman abandons IPO board diversity pledge

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  Goldman Sachs Ditches Big Diversity Rule As Wall Street Backs off DEI

  Goldman Sachs will drop a demand that corporate boards of directors include women and members of minority groups as financial firms backpedal from D.E.I. promises.
  
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  BP pledges ‘fundamental reset’ of strategy as profits sink

  Chief executive Murray Auchincloss vows to boost performance after activist Elliott takes stake
  
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  Sabres Trio Listed On TSN’s Trade Bait Board

  The NHL may see more consequential deals during the break for the 4-Nation Face-Off and after a series of trades early this month, several contenders may be checking in with the Buffalo Sabres to ...
  
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• Trump repeats pledge to take control of Gaza

  President Trump on Sunday again reiterated his pledge for a U.S. takeover of the Gaza Strip. The president's comments came with Israeli negotiators in Qatar for talks on the next phase of the ...
  
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  Morgan Stanley cedes title of chief Goldman Sachs rival

  Both JPMorgan and Evercore generated more financial advisory fees last year than Ted Pick’s bank
  
  Financial Times - 2d

• Rooney Rule founders point to diversity needs

  They point to a paucity of black offensive coordinators, the pool often tapped for new head coaches.
  
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  This HR Company Valued at $12 Billion Just Announced Plans to IPO. Here’s Why Other Companies Are Watching Closely

  Human Resources startup Deel recently hit an annual revenue run rate of $800 million.
  
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• NASA astronaut Suni Williams says "we don't feel abandoned" in space in response to Trump

  Contrary to a recent social media post from President Trump, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Barry "Butch" Wilmore don't feel "abandoned" in space, despite a mission that's ...
  
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• Profitable cement company Titan America touts Florida, Mid-Atlantic reach in IPO

  Titan America’s IPO raises $384 million by pricing toward the low end of its range.
  
  MarketWatch - 3d

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  ‘Trump trades’ start to misfire as dollar weakens

  Treasuries rally as investors take more bearish view on economic impact of new president’s policies
  
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  German city scarred by Nazi past grapples with rise of far right

  Pforzheim is a microcosm of migration and economic debates boosting AfD ahead of Germany’s federal elections
  
  Financial Times - 15h
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  What if Donald Trump calls the courts’ bluff?

  The US judiciary poses the ultimate test of whether the president will break the system
  
  Financial Times - 8h
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  The case for persisting with foreign aid

  Until now, the US has been a strikingly benign and successful hegemon
  
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  Powell defends Fed’s authority over US monetary policy

  Central bank chief vows to ‘focus on the data’ rather than get dragged into political debates
  
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