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Carrefour Q3 sales slow, on the offensive despite failed Auchan tie-up
PARIS (Reuters) -Carrefour, which earlier this month ended talks over a possible tie-up with unlisted rival Auchan, said it remained on the offensive as it kept a guidance for 2021 net free cash flow ...
Oct 20, 2021
PayPal in talks to buy Pinterest – source
By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) -Payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc is in talks to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest Inc, according to a person directly familiar with the matter. The companies have di...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. trucking industry disruptions to last as long as pandemic persists -Buttigieg
(Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Wednesday he expects disruptions in the trucking industry to last as long as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. "There are going to be disr...
Oct 20, 2021
Europe should avoid inflation spiral as energy price surges fade – IMF Europe chief
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe should not see an inflation spiral as a spike in energy prices is expected to fade next year and there is slack in the continent's labor market, the IMF E...
Oct 20, 2021
Blackstone buys majority stake in shapewear maker Spanx
(Reuters) - Investment firm Blackstone Inc said on Wednesday it would buy a majority stake in Spanx, valuing the underwear maker at $1.2 billion. Spanx founder and Chief Executive Officer Sara Blakely...
Oct 20, 2021
Make mine a litre: How whisky waste can power your car
By Stuart McDill EDINBURGH (Reuters) - A Scottish biotech company has found a way of turning on its head the adage that drinking and driving should never mix - by developing a fuel for cars that uses ...
Oct 20, 2021
America Movil says ready to launch 5G in Mexico; plans to sell Tracfone this year
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil said on Wednesday that it was "ready" to launch a 5G market in Mexico and that it expects to close a deal to sell its Tracfone un...
Oct 20, 2021
Exxon board debates dropping several major oil and gas projects – WSJ
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp board is debating whether to continue with several major oil and gas projects amid a global push from investors for fossil fuel companies to be more cost-conscious and gre...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. takes aim at China’s ‘unfair trade practices’ at WTO review
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday that China's industrial policies "skew the playing field" against imported goods and services, as well as their foreign providers, and that Washi...
Oct 20, 2021
Logistics tech firm Flock Freight turns unicorn after SoftBank-led funding
(Reuters) - U.S. logistics technology firm Flock Freight said on Wednesday it had reached a valuation of more than $1 billion, after raising $215 million in a funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund...
Oct 20, 2021
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