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Spain’s giant Tomatina tomato fight returns
By Guillermo Martinez and Elena Rodriguez BUNOL, Spain (Reuters) - Thousands of revellers hurled some 130 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes at each other on Wednesday in the eastern Spanish town of Bunol, ...
Aug 31, 2022
Canada’s Q2 GDP growth lags expectations; contraction seen in July
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian economic growth lagged in the second quarter and most likely dipped into negative territory in July, data showed on Wednesday, signaling the economy may be c...
Aug 31, 2022
South Africa’s Woolworths steps up battle for affluent shoppers
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Woolworths Holdings plans to open more stores and ramp up its on-demand delivery service, its chief executive said on Wednesday, as it steps up a turf war fo...
Aug 31, 2022
Seagate slashes revenue forecast on weaker economic trends
(Reuters) -Seagate Technology Holdings lowered its first-quarter revenue expectations on Wednesday, citing an economic slowdown in certain Asian markets and declining orders from enterprise customers ...
Aug 31, 2022
UniCredit gets ECB’s green light for second 1 billion euro share buyback
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) - UniCredit on Wednesday said it had gained supervisory approval for a new share buyback of up to 1 billion euros ($1 billion), putting it on track to hit its capital d...
Aug 31, 2022
Video surfaces of brawl at East Peoria high school football game
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Another video getting passed around online is scaring parents, showing local high school students in a violent fight. It's the second recorded incident from Friday night, put...
Aug 31, 2022
U.S. private payrolls gains slow in August – ADP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased by 132,000 jobs in August after rising 270,000 in July, the ADP National Employment Report showed on Wednesday. The ADP report was suspended for ...
Aug 31, 2022
Fed’s Mester: interest rates need to rise ‘somewhat above’ 4%
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will need to raise interest rates somewhat above 4% by early next year and then hold them there in order to bring too high inflation back down to the central bank'...
Aug 31, 2022
Venice film jury chief Julianne Moore says put art before business
VENICE (Reuters) - Art should trump business in any debate over the future of cinema, U.S. actor Julianne Moore said on Wednesday as she took charge of the jury at the Venice Film Festival. The 11-day...
Aug 31, 2022
Bosch to invest $200 million to make fuel cell stacks in South Carolina
(Reuters) - Bosch Group said on Wednesday it will invest more than $200 million to produce fuel cell stacks in its South Carolina facility, as the German auto supplier accelerates its transition to el...
Aug 31, 2022
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