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Ross Stores lifts annual profit forecast on strong demand, easing freight costs
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) - Ross Stores on Thursday raised its annual profit forecast after upbeat quarterly results, buoyed by budget-conscious customers increasingly shopping at the off-pric...
May 18, 2023
Twitter accuses Microsoft of improperly using its data – NYT
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc sent a letter to Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella, accusing the tech giant of improperly using the social media company's data, The New York Times reported on Thursday. ...
May 18, 2023
Investor Edenbrook Capital says Absolute Software’s take-private deal undervalues company
(Reuters) - Investment advisory firm Edenbrook Capital sent a letter to the board of Canada's Absolute Software Corp saying the deal for the company to be taken private by Crosspoint Capital Partners ...
May 18, 2023
U.S. weighs suit against Korean Air’s planned acquisition of Asiana -Politico
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering suing to impede Korean Air's planned acquisition of Asiana Airlines, U.S. news website Politico reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh...
May 18, 2023
Catalytic converters stolen off PPS buses
PEORIA, Ill. – Thieves are continuing to cut and steal the catalytic converters off vehicles. But now, they’re targeting Peoria Public School buses. The district says ten catalytic convert...
May 18, 2023
U.S., Taiwan reach deal on first part of ’21st Century’ trade pact -USTR
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. and Taiwan reached agreement on the first part of their "21st Century" trade initiative covering customs and trade facilitation, regulatory practices, a...
May 18, 2023
U.S. FDA panel backs Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for protecting infants
(Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday backed the safety and effectiveness of Pfizer Inc's experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, boosting its chanc...
May 18, 2023
Canada’s antitrust regulator sues Cineplex over misleading ticket prices
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's competition regulator said on Thursday it was suing Cineplex Inc for allegedly advertising movie tickets at a lower price than what many consumers actually have to pay. Com...
May 18, 2023
Environmental bills seek to improve soil health, ban state use of polystyrene foam containers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Several pieces of environmental legislation are making their way through the Illinois General Assembly on what was scheduled to be the final week of the spr...
May 18, 2023
Peoria County Public Defender appointed
PEORIA, Ill. – The new Public Defender for Peoria County is a familiar name. Tenth Circuit Chief Judge Katherine Gorman says she’s appointed Kevin Lowe. Lowe has been a defense attorney fo...
May 18, 2023
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