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Analysis-US companies' profit growth seen softer, spotlight on AI spending
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. companies could report milder earnings growth in the third quarter than earlier this year, partly due to a likely tariff hit, while investors look for...
Thomson Reuters 23h ago
Man sentenced for weapons possession in January incident in Peoria's North Valley
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced on a weapons offense from earlier this year. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 22-year-old Zavon Knox was sentenced to 12 years in prison ...
TJ Carson 23h ago
US buys Argentine pesos, agrees to $20 billion swap line, Bessent says
(Reuters) -The U.S. government purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina's central bank, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, send...
Thomson Reuters 23h ago
Chocolate prices set to remain high this Halloween in the US, report says
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. chocolate consumers will face elevated chocolate prices this coming Halloween period as cocoa costs have more than doubled since early 2024, according to a...
Thomson Reuters Oct 09, 2025
Microsoft productivity software suite outage eases, Downdetector shows
(Reuters) -An outage affecting thousands of users of Microsoft's suite of productivity software on Thursday has eased, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The number of users report...
Thomson Reuters Oct 09, 2025
US Justice Department opens inquiry into First Brands collapse, FT reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an inquiry into the collapse of bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar wi...
Thomson Reuters Oct 09, 2025
Former British PM Sunak joins Microsoft, Anthropic in advisory roles
(Reuters) -Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he has joined U.S. tech giant Microsoft and AI startup Anthropic as a senior adviser. Sunak, who stepped down as the leader of the...
Thomson Reuters Oct 09, 2025
US National Weather Service says La Nina conditions likely to persist through Dec 2025 to Feb 2026
(Reuters) -The U.S. National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center published an advisory Thursday on the emergence of La Nina conditions in September, which are likely to persist through Decembe...
Thomson Reuters Oct 09, 2025
King Charles and son William throw weight behind upcoming COP summit
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles and heir Prince William made a rare joint appearance on Thursday to show support for the upcoming COP30 climate summit, at a time when a U.S.-led retrenchment ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 09, 2025
French central bank sees third quarter growth of 0.3% despite political instability
PARIS (Reuters) -France's economy is set to maintain steady growth in the third quarter despite political uncertainty and trade tensions, buoyed by resilient service sector activity, the central bank ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 09, 2025

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