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Smith & Nephew cuts outlook on China weakness
FTSE 100 medical manufacturer reports price pressures and worse-than-expected demandWorld - Financial Times - 7 hours ago -
STMicroelectronics Cuts Outlook Again on Continued Weak Demand
STMicroelectronics slashed its annual guidance for the third time this year after posting a slump in net profit and sales, as demand for chips in cars and industrial equipment remained weak.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 14 hours ago -
Eni Cuts Profit Outlook on Weak Prices, Lifts Buybacks
Eni lowered its guidance for the year due to a decline in oil prices which also hit the Italian energy major’s third-quarter profits, but said it planned to increase its share buy backs.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago -
IMF warns on China's property market worsening as it cuts country's growth outlook
In a report published Tuesday, the IMF trimmed its forecast for growth in China for this year to 4.8%, 0.2 percentage points lower than in its July projection.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies
Bond markets unnerved by scale of extra borrowing in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - 3 hours ago -
Mercedes-Benz and Porsche look for cost cuts after China slump hits profits
German carmakers exposed to Asian nation’s economic malaise after benefiting from its booming auto marketBusiness - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Salzgitter Cuts Outlook After Swing to Nine-Month Pretax Loss
The German steel company slashed its outlook for the third time this year, adding that it expects to report a pretax loss for 2024 amid sustained economic weakness.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 22 -
Huntington Ingalls' Shares Tumble on Outlook Cut, Navy Contract Delay
The biggest U.S. military shipbuilder pulled its five-year free cash-flow forecast amid uncertainty about a submarine contract, supply-chain disruption and the loss of experienced workers.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 5 hours ago -
Louis Vuitton Owner LVMH Sees Stock Drop on Weak China Sales
Weak sales in China at LVMH, the owner of Dior, Tiffany and more, sent a shudder through the luxury sector.Business - The New York Times - October 17 -
Procter & Gamble earnings beat estimates, but weak demand in China hurts sales
Procter & Gamble said volume fell in its Greater China market despite the earnings beat.Business - CNBC - October 18 -
Beyoncé brings star power as Kamala Harris touts ‘freedom’ in Texas
Vice-president seeks to energise women voters as White House race against Donald Trump tightensBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Nasdaq hits record high as tech stocks rebound from summer sell-off
Sharp turnaround from 15% slide as investors make ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ betBusiness - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
China's Top Oil Companies Turn in Mixed Results Amid Weak Demand
State-controlled producer PetroChina posted lower profit and revenue, rounding out mixed results for the country’s big three oil companies.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago -
Philips shares slide as company blames China for lowered sales outlook
Shares of Philips slumped on Monday as the Dutch healthcare devices company lowered its sales outlook for the year.Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago -
McKinsey Cuts Hundreds From China Workforce
The consulting firm is cutting back on state-linked clients and is working to separate its China operationsBusiness - The Wall Street Journal - October 17 -
CVS cuts outlook yet again — while swapping out CEO for a company veteran
“The shift in management is not surprising as the company looks to level set its operations and strategically position itself for future growth,” analyst said.Business - MarketWatch - October 18 -
China cuts benchmark lending rates by 25 basis points
The move was expected. China's central bank governor indicated last week that the loan prime rates would be lowered.Business - CNBC - October 21 -
China cuts interest rates in battle to hit year-end growth target
Beijing steps up efforts to reboot economy amid mounting pressure to achieve goal of about 5% growthWorld - Financial Times - October 21 -
Investors pile into emerging-market funds that cut out China
Demand for ‘ex-China’ strategies soar as tensions with west linger, despite recent stock reboundWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Estée Lauder shares plunge as China sales slump prompts dividend cut
Beauty group’s stock drops 25% after guidance withdrawn for rest of yearBusiness - Financial Times - 7 hours ago -
Patriot — Alexei Navalny’s fight for a ‘beautiful Russia’, in his own words
The memoir of Putin’s murdered opponent is a worthy testament to his courage, defiance and humourWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
Major airlines are cutting services to China or quitting entirely amid low travel demand, high costs
A new report from travel news site Skift shows that seven major airlines have retreated from the country in the past four months.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
Man survives 67 days at sea but his brother and nephew died
In early August, Mikhail Pichugin reportedly set on a journey to watch whales in the Sea of Okhotsk with his 49-year-old brother and 15-year-old nephew.Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Man descibes surviving 67 days at sea after brother, nephew died
Mikhail Pichugin's brother and nephew died, and he tied their bodies to the boat to prevent them from being washed away.Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
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Maps show NOAA's winter outlook
NOAA has released its seasonal outlook for the 2024-25 winter months, which predicts the U.S. will slowly transition into a La Niña pattern.Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
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After 67 days adrift, a Russian man was rescued but his brother and nephew are dead
A Russian man has been rescued in the Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for two months in an inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew have diedWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Harris Suggests Trump Is ‘Weak and Unstable’ in Pointed Challenge
Kamala Harris asked why Donald J. Trump had not released his medical records, appeared on “60 Minutes” or agreed to a second debate.Top stories - The New York Times - October 14 -
UK to consult on ‘opt-out’ AI content scraping in blow to publishers
Decision follows months of lobbying from tech sector and creative industriesBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
Lebanon feels it is being punished for a decision Hizbollah made
Civil society has sprung into action but the overwhelming sense of solidarity may be hard to sustainBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
L’Oréal sales disappoint due to weak Chinese demand
Revenue at world’s biggest beauty company grew 3.4 per cent in third quarter, when analysts expected 6 per centBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
Germany Avoids Recession, but Weak Growth Weighs on Europe
The continent’s economy continued to limp along, expanding just 0.4 percent in the latest quarter, dragged down by a loss of competitiveness.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Microsoft dips on weak guidance after beating on earnings
Microsoft reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter as Azure topped estimates. But quarterly growth guidance was light.Business - CNBC - 22 hours ago -
Carlsberg Misses Sales Expectations on Weak Consumer Backdrop
The Copenhagen-based brewer didn’t meet revenue and sales volumes expectations due to a poor performance in China and other countries, but reiterated its full-year guidance.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 14 hours ago -
Women's Footballer of the Year contender Smith
BBC Sport profiles Portland Thorns and United States forward Sophia Smith, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024 award.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
Trump’s Behavior at the Al Smith Dinner
Readers respond to a Maureen Dowd column and a Campaign Notebook. Also: The need to vote; the education crisis; dead trees; Juan Soto’s magic.Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
Is Smith England's next number three?
Jamie Smith is proving to be England's man for a crisis, while Ollie Pope is struggling to avoid a crisis of his own, writes Stephan Shemilt.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
Martin Rowson on a parlous outlook for the UN – cartoon
Continue reading...World - The Guardian - October 15