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FedEx quarterly profit rises but US tariff dents 2026 earnings forecast
(Reuters) - FedEx reported a higher quarterly profit but forecast 2026 earnings per share largely below analysts' estimates, as it anticipates a hit from the U.S. decision to end tariff exemptions on ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2025
Putin signals tax hikes to close Russia's budget gap
By Gleb Bryanski and Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled on Thursday that he is open to raising certain taxes, especially on the wealthy, as the government ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2025
Drought conditions worsening across central Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Hot temperatures and no rain is making central Illinois drought conditions worse. The latest US Drought Monitor report released on Thursday shows all of central Illinois experiencing...
TJ Carson Sep 18, 2025
Kamchatka region governor says strength of earthquake put at magnitude 7.2, issues tsunami warning
(Reuters) -The governor of Russia's Kamchatka region said early on Friday that a tsunami warning had been issued for the area off the east coast of the peninsula after an earthquake measuring 7.2 was ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2025
Trump says it sounds like China has approved TikTok deal
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump told Fox News on Thursday that it sounded like China had approved a deal on TikTok, after announcing an agreement earlier this week with China that would keep the sho...
Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2025
'Sunshine Cart' honors Dunlap HS student who passed away from cancer
PEORIA, Ill. - A bag of goodies for the kids at OSF Children's Hospital is part of the legacy of a late Dunlap High School student. The Tessa Sutton Sunshine Cart traveled its way through the hospital...
TJ Carson Sep 18, 2025
Exclusive-Ecopetrol to beat 2025 drilling goal, may best output target, executive says
By Nelson Bocanegra BARRANQUILLA (Reuters) -Colombia's state-run energy company Ecopetrol is set to exceed its 2025 goal of drilling 10 oil wells by between 20% and 40%, the company's vice-president f...
Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2025
Exclusive-Novo Nordisk cuts US obesity education team as layoffs begin, say sources, online posts
By Maggie Fick VIENNA (Reuters) -Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk has cut a U.S. sales team focused on obesity and diabetes education for healthcare providers, according to two sources close to the company a...
Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2025
Magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region, Russia
(Reuters) - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region, Russia, on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), USGS said. The U.S. N...
Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2025
US military weighs recruiting campaign to honor Charlie Kirk, NBC reports
(Reuters) -Pentagon officials are weighing a new recruiting campaign that would urge young people to join the military as a way to pay homage to assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, NBC Ne...
Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2025

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