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Stora Enso sees packaging demand staying strong beyond pandemic
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish forestry firm Stora Enso on Wednesday reported stronger than expected second-quarter core earnings and revenue as higher prices helped to drive strong profit...
Jul 21, 2021
Swiss hiker defies Parkinson’s, plans new challenge
By Cecile Mantovani NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) - A Swiss man with Parkinson's who hiked more than 1,100 km across the Alps to raise awareness of the debilitating neurological disease is gearing up fo...
Jul 21, 2021
Altice’s ad tech firm Teads targets $5 billion valuation in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Advertising technology company Teads, owned by French telecom company Altice, said on Wednesday it aims to raise up to $808.5 million through an initial public offering on the Nasdaq at a ...
Jul 21, 2021
Health insurer Anthem raises 2021 profit forecast after strong second quarter
(Reuters) -Health insurer Anthem Inc on Wednesday marginally raised its profit target for 2021 and posted a 15.7% jump in second-quarter sales partly on higher revenue at its unit that includes its ph...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Surfing-American surfer shows off her Japanese in thanks
By Nathan Frandino (Reuters) - Surfing gold medal hopeful Carissa Moore delighted locals in a small surfing town southwest of Tokyo on Wednesday when she gave a speech in Japanese to thank them for ho...
Jul 21, 2021
Harley profit beats as turnaround plan shows signs of progress
(Reuters) -U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, as it benefited from its focus on selling high-margin touring and cruiser bikes unde...
Jul 21, 2021
UPDATE: Homicide victim identified as 19-year-old
UPDATE 2:15 P.M. — Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the man who was killed Tuesday night as 19-year-old De’Monyae Zaire Phelps, of Peoria. Phelps suffered multiple gunsho...
Jul 21, 2021
Work-in-progress U.S. infrastructure bill faces test on Senate floor
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's goal of passing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill faces a test on Wednesday as Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schum...
Jul 21, 2021
Consumers’ ‘right to repair,’ merger rules, clothing tags set for FTC vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S Federal Trade Commission will vote Wednesday on whether to make it a priority to address the issue of manufacturers pushing consumers to use licensed dealers for repairs...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics: Tennis-Tokyo Games more relevant than ever, says Murray
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Reigning champion and twice tennis gold medallist Andy Murray says an Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic is more relevant than ever, and that the Tokyo Games can ...
Jul 21, 2021
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