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Absolut Vodka and Coke’s Sprite to combine in canned cocktail
LONDON (Reuters) -Absolut Vodka and lemonade drinkers will soon be able to sip their preferred cocktail from a can, after drinks makers Pernod Ricard and Coca-Cola agreed to a pre-mixed version made f...
Oct 16, 2023
Global smartphone market slumps to lowest Q3 level in decade – Counterpoint
(Reuters) - The global smartphone market contracted by 8% to its lowest third-quarter level in a decade on subdued demand for major brands including Apple and Samsung in most developed markets, accord...
Oct 16, 2023
Nigeria’s cabinet OKs proposed $1.5 billion loan from World Bank
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's cabinet has approved proposed borrowing of $1.5 billion from the World Bank, its finance minister said on Monday. Olawale Edun, who is also coordinating minis...
Oct 16, 2023
LinkedIn lays off over 500 workers as hiring activity slows – source
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Microsoft-owned LinkedIn laid off more than 500 employees, including engineers, on Monday in its second round of job cuts this year as the social media network grapples with ...
Oct 16, 2023
Factbox-Rite Aid joins companies going bankrupt amid opioid litigation
(Reuters) - Drugstore chain Rite Aid is the latest U.S. company to seek bankruptcy protection following pressure from lawsuits alleging that they helped fuel the opioid crisis. Opioid drugs have been ...
Oct 16, 2023
Fed’s Harker says high interest rates closing off housing for new buyers
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said on Monday the current level of interest rates has nearly killed off access to the housing market for...
Oct 16, 2023
Canadians firms see inflation easing, sluggish demand – central bank survey
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Canadian businesses see inflation easing over the next two years, though many still expect it to take more than three years to return to...
Oct 16, 2023
Most Wall St brokerages upbeat on Instacart on e-grocery shopping potential
(Corrects paragraph 3 to say Instacart's 20 IPO underwriters, not 19) By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) -Most Wall Street brokerages, including J.P.Morgan and Piper Sandler, kicked off coverage on Instacart...
Oct 16, 2023
Greenpeace activists scale tower of Bulgarian coal-fired plant, demanding its closure
DIMITROVGRAD, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Greenpeace activists scaled the cooling tower of a coal-fired power plant in Bulgaria on Monday in protest over its pollution, demanding its immediate closure. The s...
Oct 16, 2023
Ford exec calls for deal to end UAW strike
DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - Ford executive chairman Bill Ford on Monday urged the United Auto Workers union to end a 32-day strike and reach a new labor agreement, warning of the growing impact to ...
Oct 16, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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