Coca-Cola bottler CCEP intends to acquire Coke’s Philippines business for $1.8 billion
(Reuters) – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners said on Wednesday it intends to jointly acquire Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines with Aboitiz Equity Ventures…
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Humana beats profit estimates on less-than-feared demand for surgeries
(Reuters) -Humana’s second-quarter profit beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as a lower-than-expected spike in non-urgent medical procedures helped keep…
Toyota revamps iconic Land Cruiser with hybrid version
(Corrects to clarify that new model will only be sold as hybrid in North America in paragraph 3) TOKYO (Reuters)…
China’s Evergrande Property applies to resume trading on Hong Kong exchange
(Reuters) – Evergrande Property Services Group Ltd said on Wednesday it had applied to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to…
Meta releases AudioCraft AI tool to create music from text
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Wednesday introduced its open-source AI tool called AudioCraft that will help users to create music…
UK public inflation expectations fall in July – Citi/YouGov
LONDON (Reuters) -The British public’s expectations for future inflation fell in July, U.S. bank Citi said on Wednesday, offering some…
Planes carrying evacuees from Niger land in Paris and Rome
By Manuel Ausloos and Antonio Denti PARIS/ROME (Reuters) – Military planes carrying hundreds of European nationals evacuated from Niger landed…
SoftBank’s Arm Ltd aims upto $70 billion valuation in September IPO – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -British chip designer Arm Ltd is targeting an initial public offering (IPO) at a valuation of between $60 billion…
WWE’s McMahon subpoenaed by US law enforcement agents
(Reuters) – World Wrestling Entertainment said on Wednesday U.S. federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant and served a…
BofA Global Research raises US growth forecast on ‘soft landing’ expectation
(Reuters) -BofA Global Research on Wednesday forecast a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy and increased its 2023 economic growth…