WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional negotiators on Monday were near a deal on a bill to provide Ukraine with billions of dollars in emergency aid, along with additional COVID-19 funding and money to fund the U.S. government through Sept. 30, sources said.

Global bank stocks fell on Monday as depressed U.S. Treasury yields highlighted growing investor worries about economic damage from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and more financial firms cut ties with Russia.

The number of women employed in senior management of the UK financial sector will take 30 years to reach parity with men at the current pace, a UK government-backed initiative said on Monday as it announced steps to kick start "urgent action".

ROME (Reuters) -Prime Minister Mario Draghi has approved a decree allowing Italy's state broadcaster RAI to cut its holding in towers unit Rai Way below 51%, three government officials said, in a move expected to trigger sector consolidation.

(Reuters) -Board members at Russian companies, including the British chairmen of gold and silver producer Polymetal and metals and hydropower group EN+, have quit in response to the conflict in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Mario Draghi has approved a decree allowing Italy's state broadcaster RAI to cut its holding in towers unit Rai Way below 51%, three government officials said, in a move expected to trigger sector consolidation.