By Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) – The U.S. has requested formal trade consultations with Mexico over the Latin American country’s plans to restrict imports of genetically modified corn. Th[...]
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Brazil’s RD posts 47% increase in Q4 adjusted net profit
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian pharmacy chain RD SA, Raia Drogasil, posted on Tuesday a 47% jump year-over-year in fourth-quarter adjusted net profit to 301.1 million reais ($58.00 million), bo[...]
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California to not do business with Walgreens over abortion pills issue- Governor
(Reuters) -California will not do business with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, state Governor Gavin Newsom said in a tweet on Monday, days after the pharmacy chain said it would not dispense abortion p[...]
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Ex-JPMorgan bankers start emerging market infrastructure investment firm
LONDON (Reuters) – Two former JP Morgan credit bankers on Monday launched a new impact investment advisory firm focused on emerging market infrastructure, with a minority stake by British insure[...]
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Barclays CEO Venkat completes treatment for cancer, in remission
LONDON (Reuters) – British bank Barclays said on Friday that its chief executive C.S. Venkatakrishnan has completed treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer, and is now in remission.[...]
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Best Buy, Walmart, other major US retailers tout health services
By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) -Major U.S. retailers including Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon are increasing their offerings of healthcare and health-related products as inflation-wary American[...]
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Walmart to nearly double its U.S. health center locations in 2024
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. retailer Walmart Inc said on Thursday it would open 28 new healthcare centers in the United States next year, including its first ones in Missouri and Arizona. By the e[...]
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Merck KGaA expects 2023 profit to slip as COVID demand wanes
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Merck KGaA on Thursday predicted 2023 earnings would slip due to a decline at its electronic chemicals unit and a drop in COVID-related dem[...]
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GSK spinoff Haleon forecasts 4-6% revenue growth in 2023
By Natalie Grover and Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Haleon, the world’s biggest standalone consumer health business with brands such as Sensodyne toothpaste and Advil painkillers, on Thur[...]
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