US small business lending holding up despite higher cost of credit
By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – U.S. small businesses are paying the most for loans in 16 years as borrowing costs…
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Conagra forecasts dour profit as higher prices curb demand
By Aatrayee Chatterjee and Mehr Bedi (Reuters) -Conagra Brands Inc on Thursday forecast annual sales and profit below Wall Street…
Cintas beats quarterly estimates on price hikes, easing cost
(Reuters) – Cintas Corp beat quarterly profit and revenue expectations on Thursday, helped by demand for its pricier rental uniforms…
Argentina’s economic woes spark ‘supermarket tourism’ from neighbors
By Horacio Soria and Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Uruguayans are crossing into Argentina to shop for cheap food and…
U.N. denounces reported expulsions from Ghana of Burkina asylum seekers
DAKAR (Reuters) -The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has raised concerns about reports in Ghana that hundreds of citizens seeking…
PepsiCo lifts annual forecasts again on price hikes, steady demand
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – PepsiCo Inc on Thursday raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts for the second…
Senegal intercepts migrant boat to Spain amid summer surge
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s navy has intercepted a boat with around 70 migrants risking the perilous Atlantic route to Spain,…
Germany’s China strategy is vocal on risks but short on policy
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany on Thursday published its first and long-awaited China strategy which was…
ECB policymakers open to further rate hikes past July
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank may need to continue raising interest rates beyond this month to bring inflation back…
US producer prices barely rise in June; core PPI subsides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices barely rose in June and the annual increase in producer inflation was the smallest…