Factbox-Food and beverage products that mention aspartame on their labels
(Reuters) – Aspartame, one of the world’s most popular sweeteners, has been deemed a “possible carcinogen” by two groups linked…
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Wall St holds gains after cooler inflation, mixed earnings
By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks mostly held on to their previous gains on Friday, while the dollar stayed…
Microsoft asks court to reject FTC request to pause Activision deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Microsoft urged an appeals court in sometimes scathing language on Friday to reject the U.S. Federal Trade…
Court blocks curbs on US government contact with social media companies for now
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court order that had sharply limited…
UnitedHealth’s lower-than-feared costs lift profit, shares
By Bhanvi Satija and Raghav Mahobe (Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group’s quarterly profit beat Wall Street estimates on Friday as a smaller-than-expected…
Dollar gains after steep losses, but downtrend stays intact
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Joice Alves NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar bounced on Friday after falling sharply the…
Coinbase limiting staking service for retail customers in four states
(Reuters) – Coinbase retail customers in California, New Jersey, South Carolina and Wisconsin will be unable to pledge new cryptocurrency…
Disney seeks to toss district lawsuit in DeSantis feud
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Walt Disney Co asked a Florida judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit by…
Hedge funds rush to unwind bearish stock positions
By Carolina Mandl and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global hedge funds rushed to unwind bets that U.S.-listed stocks…
Oil prices fall on profit-taking, still record weekly gain
(Corrects Brent price unit in second paragraph to ‘per barrel’) By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more…