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Stocks slip as protests shake Hong Kong, trade woes linger

Shares declined in Asia on Wednesday and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index tumbled nearly 2% as thousands continued protests against proposed legislation that many city residents fear could further erode the territory's legal autonomy.

Proxy companies advise shareholders against Nissan's Saikawa

An investor research company is advising Nissan shareholders to vote against the proposal to reappoint Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa as board director, saying the Japanese automaker needs a "break from the past" after the arrest of his predecessor Carlos Ghosn.

Uruguay prison turns inmates into entrepreneurs

Rolando Bustamante watches his employees turn out one concrete block after another, occasionally checking an electronic tablet that records orders from clients and that lets him communicate with suppliers.

$1.6B pipeline proposed to move North Dakota crude oil

Two companies are proposing a $1.6 billion pipeline to move North Dakota crude oil, making it the biggest such project in the state since the Dakota Access pipeline that sparked violent clashes between protesters and law enforcement in 2016 and 2017.