 | | | | Exxon Mobil Corp shareholders rejected a proposal on Wednesday that would have split the roles of chairman and chief executive, securing CEO Darren Woods's role as he looks to improve results at the world's largest publicly traded oil producer. Woods, who became chairman and CEO in January 2017, has struggled to recover from failed bets taken by his predecessor Rex Tillerson, the former U.S. secretary of state, that resulted in billions of dollars in write-downs and a stock price that has lagged peers. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 set to erase all its losses from Tuesday as signs of easing political turmoil in Italy emerged. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed surged on Wednesday, rebounding from a four-day slump as Russia's central bank expressed caution on plans to boost oil supply and analysts forecast a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports said on Wednesday that it now recommended Tesla Inc's Model 3 sedan after its latest tests showed that a firmware update improved the car's braking distance by nearly 20 feet. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alternative asset manager Blackstone Group LP is still open to doing deals in Italy despite political turmoil in the euro zone country, President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Gray said on Wednesday. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Mapping startup Mapbox Inc said on Wednesday it is teaming up with Microsoft Corp, Intel Corp and Softbank Group Corp's ARM Holdings chip unit to deepen its push into providing maps for self-driving cars. | | | | | | OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will "respond appropriately" to any U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday, less than two days before the punitive measures are due to kick in. | | | | | | DALLAS (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's chief executive said on Wednesday that he hopes the new attorney general in New York "comes to a different conclusion" than predecessor Eric Schneiderman on a climate change probe into the world's largest publicly traded oil producer. | | | | | | NEW YORK (LPC) - Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc is asking lenders to lower pricing on its $1.13 billion term loan due in 2023, sources said. | | | | | | NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - Foreign exchange settlement provider CLS has invested $5 million in R3, the New York-based blockchain startup, CLS and R3 told Reuters on Wednesday. | | | | | |
