Merck beats first-quarter expectations on Keytruda, Gardasil strength
(Reuters) -Drugmaker Merck & Co Inc on Thursday posted better-than-expected results for the first quarter on the strength of its…
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Canada oil sands leak heightens First Nations’ calls to clean up tailings
By Nia Williams (Reuters) – In early February, Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in northern Alberta…
Chile’s state lithium push emerges as test for Latam resource nationalism
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Chilean President Gabriel Boric’s pitch last week to enshrine greater state control…
Don’t vote for me Argentina: election race wide open as political big guns bow out
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s three most recent presidents have bowed out of the October general election…
EU sentiment flat as services optimism offsets industry gloom
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone economic sentiment was broadly unchanged overall in April, as a pick-up among consumers and retail…
Hershey reports better-than-expected quarterly sales on strong demand
(Reuters) – Hershey Co beat market expectations for quarterly sales on Thursday, boosted by price hikes and steady demand for…
Southwest sees ‘solid’ Q2 profit, flags 20 fewer jet deliveries from Boeing
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co said on Thursday it expects “solid profits” in the current quarter on strong summer bookings,…
Oil Prices Stabilise After Hefty Losses
By Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices were steady on Thursday after a price drop the previous day reversed…
Cloud, not consoles, blocks Microsoft’s Activision view in UK
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – For all the thunder about Xbox versus PlayStation, it was the nascent cloud market…
UK watchdog defends Microsoft block in face of onslaught from companies
LONDON (Reuters) – The boss of Britain’s antitrust regulator said blocking Microsoft’s acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ maker Activision Blizzard…