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Snap-on’s profit beats Street estimates on healthy aftermarket business
(Reuters) - Toolmaker Snap-on Inc beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, powered by healthy demand for its repair tools and equipment from automotive and industrial customer...
Jul 20, 2023
Fifth Third Bancorp tops profit estimates on strong interest income
(Reuters) - Fifth Third Bancorp on Thursday posted a better-than-expected second-quarter profit, as interest rate hikes by the U.S. central bank boosted its interest income. On an adjusted basis, the ...
Jul 20, 2023
Turkey raises rate by 250 bp to 17.5%, below expectations
By Ezgi Erkoyun and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank hiked its policy rate by 250 basis points to 17.5% on Thursday, continuing to reverse President Tayyip Erdogan's low-rate...
Jul 20, 2023
A Peoria garbage truck catches fire. Here’s what we know
PEORIA, Ill. – A GFL Garbage collection truck is heavily damaged after it caught fire Wednesday afternoon. Peoria Firefighters say they were called to the fire near Richmond and Knoxville just p...
Jul 20, 2023
Abbott beats quarterly profit estimates on demand for medical devices
(Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories on Thursday reported second-quarter profit above expectations, due to recovery in surgical procedure volumes and demand for its diabetes care devices. Demand for medical...
Jul 20, 2023
D.R. Horton lifts annual revenue forecast on sturdy housing demand
(Reuters) - D.R. Horton Inc on Thursday raised its forecast for full-year revenue and homes closed, benefiting from strong demand and easing shortages of labor and construction supplies, sending its s...
Jul 20, 2023
Investors see Japanese equities shining brighter on attractive valuations
By Divya Chowdhury, Anisha Sircar and Lisa Pauline Mattackal MUMBAI (Reuters) - Japanese equities continue to look attractive to foreign and local investors, backed by a significant valuation discount...
Jul 20, 2023
Italian farmer battles frost, floods, heat and hail in epic year
By Claudia Greco FORLI, Italy (Reuters) - Farmer Andrea Ferrini is on the frontline of climate change in Italy and it is hurting. First his fruit and corn crops in northern Italy withered in a hard fr...
Jul 20, 2023
The $1 billion Powerball jackpot has been won. Find out where
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – There is no longer a $1 billion jackpot in the multi-state “Powerball” lottery game. The Multi-State Lottery Association says one willing ticket was drawn at a mi...
Jul 20, 2023
Philip Morris beats profit estimates as cost pressures ease amid steady demand
(Reuters) -Philip Morris International on Thursday beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit, boosted by a let-up in soaring tobacco and labor costs and buoyant demand for its smokeless Zyn a...
Jul 20, 2023
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