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The logo of Hitachi is seen at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hitachi (6501.T) has offered to sell assets in France and Germany in a bid to address EU antitrust concerns about its proposed 1.7 billion-euro ($1.8 billion) buy of Thales' (TCFP.PA) GTS railway signalling business, a Hitachi spokesperson said on Monday.The Japanese conglomerate submitted its remedy offer last week to the European Commission, which is expected to seek feedback from Hitachi customers and rivals before...

Brochures are seen at a branch of Axis Bank in Mumbai, India, January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW DELHI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The co-CEO of Axis Bank's (AXBK.NS) investment banking unit Axis Capital, Chirag Negandhi, has resigned, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Friday.The investment bank will likely tap an outside candidate for Negandhi's role, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.Axis Capital named another co-Chief Executive Salil Pitale as the interim managing director and CEO, as per the memo.Negandhi...

FILE PHOTO-European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, February 1, 2023 REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday that financial institutions are not backing the EU's new deforestation law, which has faced a backlash from producing countries concerned it will create unfair trade barriers.The landmark law requires importers of commodities like coffee, cocoa, beef, soy, rubber and palm oil to produce a due diligence statement proving their goods are not contributing to the destruction of forests,...

Company to wind down operationsThousands of workers at riskYellow intends to pay back U.S. government loanAug 7 (Reuters) - Some 30,000 workers at Yellow Corp (YELL.O) were looking for jobs on Monday after the major trucking company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, potentially saddling U.S. taxpayers with losses from a government rescue of the long-troubled carrier.The nearly 100-year-old company, which halted operations on July 30, has been a dominant player in the "less-than-truckload" segment that hauls cargo for multiple customers on a single truck.It laid blame for the bankruptcy,...