By Steve Holland, Tim Reid and David Morgan RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would consider dropping out of the race after a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats. “I know I’m…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Swiss food giant Nestle is targeting stable growth in sales volumes from the second quarter throughout the remainder of the year as cost inflation eases, its CEO told Swiss weekend paper “Schweiz am Wochenende” on Saturday. “From the second quarter and for the rest of the year, we can expect a stable,…
MANILA (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Saturday its board of executive directors has approved $1.25 billion in loans for the Philippines’ education and public infrastructure sectors. In a statement, the World Bank said it will extend a $500 million loan for a Philippine project aiming to repair disaster-hit schools in provinces and improve…
(Reuters) -The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a multi-year contract worth $4.5 billion for its air defense Patriot Missiles system, the Pentagon said on Friday. The Patriot system is one of an array of sophisticated air defense units supplied by the West to help Ukraine, as it continues its defense against Russia’s invasion. The contract…
