US hunger rates rise as pandemic aid ends, data shows
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Food insecurity is rising in the U.S. as the end of pandemic-era aid and higher…
Exclusive-NielsenIQ’s GfK deal set for conditional EU antitrust approval
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Advent-owned NielsenIQ is set to secure EU antitrust clearance for its proposed acquisition…
Oracle extends its flagship database to Ampere’s computing chips
By Stephen Nellis MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) – Oracle on Wednesday said that it has modified its flagship database software…
From caterers to cowboy outfitters: Writers’ strike hits Hollywood economy
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Before Hollywood writers walked off the job in early May,…
Air strikes and clashes puncture Eid truce pledges in Sudan’s capital
(Reuters) – Air strikes and anti-aircraft fire rattled parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Wednesday, residents said, despite both the…
Sierra Leone election observers flag ‘statistical inconsistencies’
DAKAR (Reuters) – European election observers in Sierra Leone said there were “statistical inconsistencies” in the presidential results published by…
Oil prices jump 3% on bigger-than-expected decline in US crude storage
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 3% on Wednesday as the second straight weekly draw from…
Germany’s Scholz: Russian mutiny has weakened Putin but implications unclear
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday the failed mutiny in Russia last weekend had weakened President Vladimir…
ECB’s Vasle: biased toward rate hike beyond July
By Balazs Koranyi SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is so persistent that interest rate hikes beyond July may…
OPEC withholds media access to Reuters, Bloomberg, WSJ for July event
(Reuters) – OPEC has withheld media access to reporters from Reuters, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal to cover a…