Luke Bryan Slips and Falls On Stage, Fan’s Phone Cited
VANCOUVER, BC – Country music star and “American Idol” judge Luke Bryan experienced an unexpected tumble onstage during his weekend concert in Vancouver after a fan threw a cell phone at him.…
Israel’s Bank Leumi Q3 profit slips as loan-loss provisions soars over war
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Bank Leumi, Israel’s largest lender, reported a slight dip in third-quarter net profit as its provisions against loan defaults jumped tenfold due to the Israel-Hamas war…
Euro zone industry output slips, trade surplus continues in Sept
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone industrial production declined broadly in line with expectations in September, wiping out a rise in August as output of consumer goods dropped sharply in the month. The…
UK business confidence slips in September: Lloyds Bank
LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence declined in September as optimism about the economic outlook faded, a survey showed on Friday, adding to signs of a slowdown in the economy. The Lloyds…
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ proposed holiday hiring slips to 8,600 amid higher labor costs
(Reuters) – Athletic-wear retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods said on Tuesday it would recruit 8,600 workers across the United States for the holiday shopping season, less than its proposed hiring for the same…
U.S. consumer sentiment slips again but inflation outlook improves
(Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment edged lower for a second straight month in September but their economic outlook brightened modestly as household expectations for near-term inflation fell to the lowest in more…
Exclusive-ChatGPT traffic slips again for third month in a row
By Anna Tong (Reuters) – OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the wildly popular artificial intelligence chatbot launched in November, saw monthly website visits decline for the third month in a row in August, though there…
DeSantis Slips To Single Digits In Key Early Primary State, Ties With Christie: POLL
DeSantis Slips To Single Digits In Key Early Primary State, Ties With Christie: POLL Mary Lou Masters on August 8, 2023 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slipped into the single digits in the…
Australian consumer sentiment slips in Aug amid economic angst
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian consumer sentiment slipped in August as a decision by the country’s central bank not to hike interest rates for a second month did little to soothe worries about…
U.S. housing availability rate slips in second quarter
By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – U.S. housing vacancy rates edged lower in the second quarter, according to a government report on Wednesday, intensifying a nationwide housing shortage that has propped up rents…
Japan factory activity slips back into contraction in June on soft orders
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity contracted in June after expanding for the first time in 7 months in May, a private survey showed on Monday, dragged down by weak orders for…
Latin America’s anti-corruption strength slips, ranking shows
By Carolina Pulice MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An index evaluating Latin American countries’ ability to root out corruption showed most countries moving backward, according to the ranking released on Tuesday. The 2023…
South African business confidence slips slightly in May
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African business confidence fell slightly in May, with lower trade volumes, fewer tourists and a weaker rand exchange rate weighing on sentiment, data showed on Wednesday. The South…
Canadian factory activity slips back into contraction in May
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian manufacturing activity slowed in May as high inflation and inventory cutting held back customer demand, but in a silver lining the reduction in activity contributed…
As Bud slips, Heineken plots further shake-up of U.S. light beer
By Doyinsola Oladipo and Philip Blenkinsop NEW YORK/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As investors try to assess the fallout on global brewing leader Anheuser-Busch InBev from a backlash against Bud Light, rival Heineken is…
Lottomatica slips after Europe’s biggest IPO of 2023 so far
By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in Italian gambling firm Lottomatica fell on their first day of trading on the Milan stock exchange on Wednesday, following Europe’s largest initial public offering…
Andurand oil fund slips 15% in March, down 34% year to date – Societe Generale
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand’s Commodities Discretionary Enhanced Fund ended March down 15% and 34% lower for the year so far, eliminating over half of the…
US construction spending slips in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending dipped in February as investment in single-family homebuilding maintained its downward trend amid higher mortgage costs. The Commerce Department said on Monday that construction spending slipped…
Zara owner Inditex’s Americas profits surge as China slips
MADRID (Reuters) – Asia was an outlier for Zara owner Inditex last year, the only region where profits fell as China faced COVID-19 lockdowns, while profit ballooned in the Americas, the fashion…
New Zealand consumer confidence slips in February -ANZ-Roy Morgan
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Consumer confidence in New Zealand fell in February compared with the prior month as households grappled with higher living costs and rising interest rates amid intense inflationary pressures, ANZ-Roy…
UK construction slips to near 3-year low but confidence rises – PMI
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s construction sector had its worst month in almost three years in January as rising borrowing costs hit house-building hard but builders turned more confident about…
Japan’s Takeda’s profit slips 13%, pipeline bolsters outlook
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co posted a 13% drop in operating earnings for the nine months ended December but kept its profit outlook for the fiscal year unchanged as it…
Testing group says Tesla Autopilot slips in driver assistance ratings
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system Autopilot fell in a ranking of 12 major systems, Consumer Reports said Wednesday. Of 12 systems tested by Consumer Reports, a…
Massive Spending Bill Slips In Decade-High Pell Grant Increase
Massive Spending Bill Slips In Decade-High Pell Grant Increase Alexa Schwerha on December 21, 2022 A trillion dollar spending bill being considered this week by Congress would increase the maximum amount given…
Cash use slips to just 15% of British purchases in 2021
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British shoppers used cash in only 15% of transactions in 2021, half the level of the year before and down from nearly 40% before the COVID-19…
New Zealand consumer confidence slips in November – ANZ-Roy Morgan
(Reuters) – Consumer confidence in New Zealand fell in November compared with the prior month amid soaring inflation, rising rates and falling house prices, ANZ-Roy Morgan data showed on Friday. The consumer…
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