Frozen food supplier Lamb Weston provides dour annual forecasts on weak demand

(Reuters) – Lamb Weston forecast its annual sales and profit below analysts’ expectations on Wednesday, as higher prices of its frozen food products begin to hurt volumes, sending its shares plunging more than 20% in early trading. The company has been increasing prices of its products, including ready-to-cook classic and sweet potato fries to offset…

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Analysis-Whoever wins election, Venezuela faces natural gas problem

By Marianna Parraga, Deisy Buitrago and Mircely Guanipa CARACAS/MARACAY (Reuters) -Griselda Ascanio keeps an improvised wood-burning stove ready in her backyard in Maracay, 120 kilometers (75 miles) from Venezuela’s capital, for the frequent gas-supply interruptions that make it difficult to cook.  “We cannot just cry about it,” said the 44-year-old administrator, who collects branches that…

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Exclusive-Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in US presidential race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

By Jason Lange (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The poll, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, followed both the Republican National Convention where Trump on Thursday formally…

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Apple likely to release foldable iPhone as early as 2026, the Information reports

(Reuters) – Apple is likely to introduce its foldable iPhone as early as 2026, the Information reported on Tuesday, that could mark the biggest hardware design revamp for the company’s most popular product. The Cupertino, California-based company’s plan to release a foldable iPhone could mimic a similar move by Samsung Electronics, which pioneered the foldable…

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Foreign leaders react to Biden ending reelection campaign

(Reuters) -Following are reactions from foreign leaders and officials to U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign to seek reelection in November:   UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY: “Ukraine is grateful to President Biden for his unwavering support for Ukraine’s fight for freedom, which, along with strong bipartisan support in the United States, has…

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