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UK retail sales dip slightly in July after post-lockdown jump-CBI
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers reported only a slight slowdown in July after sales growth hit its highest in almost three years in June, the first full month after non-essential shops reopened f...
Jul 27, 2021
Centene reports second-quarter loss
(Reuters) - Centene Corp reported a quarterly loss on Tuesday, hurt in part by normalized medical costs as U.S. vaccination efforts aided recovery in demand for elective medical care that Americans ha...
Jul 27, 2021
Google, Facebook set to squash initial iOS fears, show big revenue jump
By Nivedita Balu and Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Wall Street expects Alphabet Inc and Facebook Inc to report a surge in digital ad sales this week after smaller rivals showed soaring demand, bolst...
Jul 27, 2021
Walmart’s Flipkart goes to Indian Supreme Court in antitrust case-sources
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Walmart's Flipkart has appealed to India's Supreme Court against a state court's decision that allowed an antitrust probe into the e-commerce firm...
Jul 27, 2021
UPS revenue rises 14.5% as online shipments stay steady
(Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc posted a 14.5% rise in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, helped by higher ecommerce deliveries, air shipments and specialized handling services of healthcare products...
Jul 27, 2021
Biden revives Trump’s Africa business initiative; eyes future digital project
By Doyinsola Oladipo and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday will announce a new push to expand business ties between U.S. companies and Africa, with a focus on bu...
Jul 27, 2021
Police who defended U.S. Capitol to testify at riot probe’s first hearing
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four police officers who worked to defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters are due to testify on Tuesday at the first he...
Jul 27, 2021
McDonald’s big sales growth expected as labor crunch looms
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's BTS celebrity meals and crispy chicken sandwiches are expected to fuel a U.S. sales increase of 24% when the company reports second-quarter earnings on W...
Jul 27, 2021
Much power restored in western Germany after floods, 5,800 still cut off
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The restoration of power supplies in flood-stricken parts of western Germany has continued but an estimated 5,800 households are still without electricity, the country's biggest ...
Jul 27, 2021
How China Evergrande’s debt woes pose a systemic risk
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -The financial troubles of China's most indebted property developer, China Evergrande Group, have raised fresh concerns about credit defaults in the country's highly-l...
Jul 27, 2021
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