California probes ‘pharmacy deserts’ in Kroger’s Albertsons deal-sources
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The California attorney general’s office is probing whether Kroger’s $24.6 billion plan to buy…
August 18, 2023
Judge finds Donald Trump’s appeal in E. Jean Carroll case ‘frivolous’
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that former President Donald Trump had filed a…
European shares sink to lowest in six weeks, China woes loom large
By Shashwat Chauhan and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares sank to their lowest level in six weeks on Friday, dragged…
From Mad Men to machines? Big advertisers shift to AI
By Richa Naidu and Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest advertisers, from food giant Nestle to…
Deere lifts outlook on profit beat, strong demand but shares still skid
By Bianca Flowers and Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) -Deere & Co breezed past Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Friday…
Ukrainian drone damages building in Moscow disrupting air traffic, Russia says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow on Friday after Russian air defences shot it…
James Buckley, former conservative US senator, dies at 100 -Washington Post
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Senator James Buckley, a premier conservative voice in Washington in the 1970s who…
Pakistani brothers arrested for blasphemy after mob burns churches
By Mubasher Bukhari and Asif Shahzad LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistani police have arrested two Christian brothers accused of blasphemy, a…
Argentina’s Milei pitched dollarization ‘models’ in IMF meet – sources
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) -Argentina’s surprise presidential front-runner, radical libertarian Javier Milei, pitched models of dollarizing the South…
Early portraits of Maui wildfire victims, many older, begin to emerge
By Daniel Trotta and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Donna Gomes, 71, lived her entire life in Lahaina, where friends knew her…