By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) -McDonald’s reported a surprise drop in sales worldwide on Monday, its first decline in 13 quarters, as deal-seeking consumers shy away from higher priced menu items, including Big Macs. Persistent inflation has forced lower-income consumers to shift to more affordable food options at home. That has led fast food chains such…
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines’ plan to eliminate open seating is one way for the company to raise much-needed revenue, but it comes with the risk of alienating loyal customers. The unusual practice of letting passengers choose their own seats once they board the plane was created by Southwest’s egalitarian-minded founder,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc has signed U.S. President Joe Biden’s voluntary commitments governing artificial intelligence (AI), joining 15 other firms that have committed to ensuring that AI’s power is not used for destructive purposes, the White House said on Friday. The original commitments, announced in July 2023, were signed on to by firms including…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned patients and doctors about dosing errors associated with compounded versions of Novo Nordisk’s weight loss and diabetes drugs. The health regulator said it has received reports of adverse events, some requiring hospitalization, that may be related to overdoses due to patients incorrectly self-administering the…
By Fabian Cambero and Natalia Siniawski SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, on Friday posted a 8.4% drop in output for the first half of 2024 compared with the same period last year, to 579,785 metric tons, citing operational setbacks and difficult weather. The company attributed the lower output to an extended…
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – Moves by authorities in the European Union and elsewhere to end tax breaks for low-value parcels threaten Shein’s profitability and risk denting the fast fashion retailer’s long-term attractiveness ahead of its planned stock market debut, investors who focus on the sector said. Shein, which sells $5 tops and $10…
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – Bill Ackman said his new U.S. listed fund, Pershing Square USA, will be dramatically smaller than the $25 billion people initially said he could raise, citing investors’ general nervousness about the structure and how to invest the cash. Ackman told investors this week there will be a “hard cap on…
By Promit Mukherjee and Fergal Smith OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada is shifting its focus to boosting the economy rather than suppressing inflation, which raises prospects of further interest rate cuts in the coming months, analysts say. The Canadian central bank lowered its benchmark rate for a second straight month on Wednesday, cutting…
By Pritam Biswas and Echo Wang (Reuters) -Cold storage real estate investment trust Lineage’s shares gained 5% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, signaling investor enthusiasm for the year’s biggest public offering so far. Investors have showed renewed interest for fresh listings in 2024 on hopes of a soft landing for the economy, after the…
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The selloff in U.S. stocks is driving record trading options on the Nasdaq 100 Index as the tech-heavy gauge is battered by turbulence in giant tech stocks. The index – in which about 70% of the companies represented are tech – has slipped 7% from its July…
