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H&M shares jump 17% as summer collection boosts profit

Reuters | June 29, 2023

By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Fashion retailer H&M’s shares jumped more than 17% on Thursday after its second-quarter profit beat estimates as cost-cutting measures started to bear fruit and its summer collection benefited from warmer weather in Europe. H&M, which has lagged Zara owner Inditex, has sought to raise its fashion appeal and boost its […]

Sale of maker of Purell hand sanitizer falls flat -sources

Reuters | June 27, 2023

By Abigail Summerville and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The end of the COVID-19 pandemic has weighed not just on demand for Purell but also on efforts to sell the maker of the hand sanitizer. Gojo Industries Inc, which invented Purell in 1988, was hoping to be valued at more than $2 billion when it […]

US stocks slip, crude gains on Russia tensions, rate hike worries

Reuters | June 26, 2023

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street lost ground on Monday and crude prices advanced as investors digested the aborted Russian mutiny over the weekend and wrestled with lingering concerns over the path of Federal Reserve monetary policy. All three major U.S. stock indexes ended red, with megacap momentum stocks pulling the tech-heavy […]

Ambitious plans for US-India technology sharing face hurdles

Reuters | June 23, 2023

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States unveiled agreements this week to sell weapons to India and share with it sensitive military technology, a clear sign of the Biden administration’s desire to deepen ties with New Delhi to counter China’s ambitions in Asia. But those plans, announced on Thursday during a state visit […]

GE to jointly produce fighter jet engines in India

Reuters | June 22, 2023

(Reuters) – General Electric’s aerospace unit said on Thursday it has signed an agreement with India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to make fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force. The development comes at a time when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official state visit to the United States. The agreement includes […]

Exclusive-Tesla wins as Texas requires state-backed charging stations to include its plug

Reuters | June 21, 2023

By Jarrett Renshaw and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Tesla scored a series of victories for its charging technology on Tuesday, capped by Texas saying it would require electric vehicle charging companies to include both Tesla’s standard as well as the nationally recognized CCS if they want to be part of a state program to electrify highways […]

New Google lawsuit aims to curb fake business reviews

Reuters | June 20, 2023

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google on Friday sued a Los Angeles man and his companies in San Jose, California federal court, claiming he created hundreds of fake business listings on its platforms and sold them to real businesses to lure in unsuspecting customers. Fake reviews have been a recurring problem on internet commerce […]

Goldman Sachs cuts China growth forecast as property slowdown bites

Reuters | June 19, 2023

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs analysts have cut forecasts for China’s economic growth, citing persistently weak confidence and the cloud over the property market as stronger-than-expected headwinds. The U.S. investment bank lowered its full-year real gross domestic product growth forecast for the world’s second biggest economy from 6% to 5.4%, according to a note published […]

Italian EV startup Aehra unveils new premium sedan

Reuters | June 16, 2023

By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Italian electric-vehicle startup Aehra on Friday unveiled its new, European-made sedan which will serve the high-premium market segment and which joins the firm’s sport-utility vehicle which was first displayed late last year. Both models will start production in 2026, Aehra said. They will be priced in the 160,000 to […]

Why Walmart’s new bet on fashion brands, home decor threatens specialty chains

Reuters | June 15, 2023

By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Price-conscious shoppers flock to Walmart Supercenters to pick up $1 potato chips and $3 gallons of milk, but the world’s biggest retailer will now try to sell them $298 cozy swivel chairs and $50 Wrangler jeans, too. Using low-cost and low-margin groceries as a draw, Walmart is adding more than […]

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