J&J’s $8.9 billion talc settlement faces US bankruptcy test
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson’s proposed $8.9 billion settlement of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc…
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Canada’s May inflation rate slows, weakening case for a July rate hike
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s annual inflation rate came in at 3.4% in May, its slowest…
Beyonce-flation? How stars are driving prices up as fans flock to concerts
By Dawn Chmielewski, Danielle Broadway and Sachin Ravikumar LOS ANGELES/GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) – Call it Beyflation. Or maybe Swiftflation. The…
LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, daughter embark on China tour
By Casey Hall and Mimosa Spencer SHANGHAI/PARIS (Reuters) – LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault has touched down in China,…
Washington state plans to mandate Tesla’s charging plug -official
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -Washington state plans to require electric vehicle charging companies to include Tesla’s plug if they want…
Canada’s grocery industry needs more players to tame inflation – competition bureau
(Reuters) – More players in Canada’s grocery sector are crucial to combat soaring prices of essential goods amid persistent inflation,…
European shares inch up on China boost, rate hike fears limit gains
By Amruta Khandekar and Siddarth S (Reuters) -European shares rose on Tuesday supported by financials and luxury stocks as investors…
Factbox-The state of legal cases in VW’s diesel scandal
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler was handed a suspended sentence of one year and nine months by…
Britain’s supermarkets reject ‘profiteering’ charge
By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket executives rejected allegations they were profiteering through a cost of…
Brazil inflation slows as central bank foresees August rate cut
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Annual inflation in Brazil slowed further in early June, hitting its lowest in nearly…