Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Target's grocery discounts prove surprise boost for clothes, beauty sales
By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) - Target's price cuts on groceries are finally paying off. The Minneapolis-based company has returned to comparable sales growth after several sluggish quarters as shoppers...
Aug 22, 2024
Four tips to make the most of hybrid work
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you ever question the value of hybrid work, just have a chat with L Parker Barnum. The managing director of creative agency Mythology splits his week: three day...
Aug 22, 2024
China's Ping An Insurance posts 6.8% rise in first-half profit
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China reported a 6.8% rise in first-half net profit in a filing released on Thursday. The group posted net profit of 74.619 billion yuan ($...
Aug 22, 2024
What to look for at Fed's Jackson Hole symposium
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Central bankers from around the world fly into Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week to attend what has become the globe's premier economic gathering, the Kansas City Federal Rese...
Aug 22, 2024
TD Bank swings to quarterly loss on $2.6 billion provision tied to US probe
(Reuters) -TD Bank swung to a quarterly loss on Thursday as the second-largest Canadian lender set aside C$3.57 billion ($2.63 billion) for fines related to U.S. regulatory probes into its anti-money ...
Aug 22, 2024
CN Rail, CPKC shut Canada rail network as labor talks deadlocked
(Reuters) - Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have locked out workers, starting Thursday, after unsuccessful negotiations attempts with a major labor union. The workers, repre...
Aug 22, 2024
New Alzheimer drug deemed too costly for UK NHS patients
(Reuters) -Alzheimer's patients in Britain's state-run health service are unlikely to get access to Eisai and Biogen's new Leqembi drug, after it was approved by the country's regulator but deemed too...
Aug 22, 2024
Baidu reports flat Q2 revenue as China's economic slowdown hits ad spending
(Reuters) -Search engine giant Baidu reported flat quarterly revenue on Thursday, as a sluggish economy weighed on advertiser spending. Revenue in the second quarter was 33.93 billion yuan ($4.67 bill...
Aug 22, 2024
Analysis-To seal India merger, Disney-Reliance may need to dilute cricket dominance
By Arpan Chaturvedi, Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian antitrust body's opposition to a proposed $8.5 billion merger of the Indian media assets of Walt Disney and Reliance m...
Aug 22, 2024
US auto safety regulator closes probe into GM's Cruise robotaxis
(Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday it was closing its preliminary evaluation into hard braking and immobilization in autonomous ride-hailing vehicles operat...
Aug 22, 2024
