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Hess posts quarterly profit on surging oil and gas prices
(Reuters) - U.S. oil producer Hess Corp posted a quarterly profit on Wednesday, compared with a year-ago loss, as demand recovered from a pandemic-induced slump and prices surged on fears of a supply ...
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China’s new English language song for Beijing 2022 divides opinion
BEIJING (Reuters) - A new English-language song released by Chinese state media for the Beijing Winter Olympics has divided opinion, gaining effusive praise on Chinese social media but panned by overs...
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Abbott sales rise 7.2% as COVID test demand surges
(Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday reported a 7.2% rise in quarterly sales on strong demand for diagnostics products, including its COVID-19 tests, led by a sharp surge in cases due to the Om...
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Mattel wins Disney deal to make “Frozen” toys – WSJ
(Reuters) - Mattel Inc has won the license to make toys based on Walt Disney Co's "Frozen" franchise and princess lineup, grabbing the properties back from rival Hasbro Inc, the Wall Street Journal re...
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General Dynamics profit falls 5%
(Reuters) - General Dynamics Corp on Wednesday posted a 5% fall in fourth-quarter profit, as labor shortages and supply chain issues hampered the defense contractor's deliveries. Net earnings fell to ...
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Nasdaq profit beats estimates on IPO rush, investment products demand
(Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc on Wednesday reported a nearly 16% jump in fourth-quarter profit that topped Wall Street estimates, buoyed by the frenetic pace of U.S. initial public offerings and strong deman...
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Cuban peso in free fall against the dollar
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - The Cuban peso was trading at nearly 100 to the dollar on the informal market Tuesday, according to a trader and online trackers, a depreciation of more than 30% in le...
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Will pricier Big Macs equal fewer U.S. customers at McDonald’s?
By Hilary Russ and Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) - Soaring menu prices could be slowing U.S. customer visits to McDonald's, which reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, as Americans face rampant ...
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Apple grabs record China market share as Q4 sales surge-research
BEIJING (Reuters) -Apple Inc achieved its highest-ever market share in China in the fourth quarter, when it was the top-selling vendor there for the first time in six years, research firm Counterpoint...
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Thailand to soon provide guidelines for improved crypto tax – Finance Minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand expects to decide on more guidelines soon for a cryptocurrency tax that was introduced in 2018, in an effort to make it fairer and more simple, the finance minister said o...
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