Fukushima wastewater released into the ocean, China bans all Japanese seafood
China criticises action as ‘selfish and irresponsible’ Japan and IAEA say radioactivity levels well below safe levels Initial release about 3 Olympic swimming pools worth...
U.S. consumer outlook dims as upscale retailers, discounters slash forecasts
June 1 (Reuters) – Weak profit forecasts from department store chain Macy’s (M.N) to discounter Dollar General (DG.N) on Thursday underscored the fragile health of...
U.S. companies and their backers seize on window to sell stock
NEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) – Sales of shares in publicly listed U.S. companies had their strongest showing last week in more than a year,...
‘Stubborn’ food inflation leaves U.S. shoppers with slim appetite for other goods
Food retailers benefit from rocketing prices Choosy shoppers seek discounts on clothing, housewares Home improvement sales head down Feb 23 (Reuters) – As American shoppers...
Wall St heads for big weekly drop as investors sweat rate hikes
PCE index up 0.6% m-o-m in Jan after 0.2% rise in Dec Boeing slides on 787 Dreamliner jets temporary halt Adobe falls as DoJ to...
Heavy discounts drive record U.S. online holiday spending, report says
Jan 5 (Reuters) – U.S. online spending during the 2022 holiday season rose by a better-than-expected 3.5%, a report by Adobe Analytics showed, as retailers...
Falling Q4 profit forecasts another negative for U.S. stocks
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) – After a disappointing third-quarter reporting period, analysts are projecting that fourth-quarter U.S. earnings will decline for the first time...
IMF’s Georgieva says China, other big creditors must work to prevent debt ‘explosion’
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva meets Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/ Hereward...
America’s biggest warehouse is running out of room. It’s about to get worse
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Aug 2 (Reuters) – America’s largest warehouse market is full as major U.S. retailers warn of slowing sales of the clothing, electronics,...
Putin says world faces food crisis due to West’s sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the head of the Republic of Ingushetia Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 30,...