Articles filed under Bloomberg
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McDonald’s sales fall in first since 2020 as traffic dropsJul 29, 2024 11:19 am - McDonald’s Corp. sales declined for the first time since 2020, falling short of analyst expectations for modest growth but avoiding a bigger decline than feared by invest...
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‘Sensationally unpredictable’ U.S. election clouds policy viewJul 28, 2024 5:11 am - The shock replacement of the Democratic presidential candidate less than four months before the U.S. election has introduced a new element of uncertainty about the outloo...
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TikTok goes all-out in Washington with its U.S. survival at stakeJul 28, 2024 5:06 am - The Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is battling a potential U.S. ban with the signature tools of American democracy — lawyers, lobbyists and money. TikTok has ...
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Why a Trump presidency could send oil prices lowerJul 26, 2024 8:54 am - A U.S. election victory for former President Donald Trump could send oil prices lower, according to some prominent Wall Street banks. While the Republican nominee’s pledg...
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Southwest Air moves to assigned seats in major policy shiftJul 25, 2024 9:11 am - Southwest Airlines Co. will begin offering assigned seats, ditching the free-for-all policy that has been a defining feature of the carrier for more than half a century. ...
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U.S. housing starts increase on pickup in multifamily constructionJul 18, 2024 3:13 pm - New U.S. home construction picked up in June, though a decline in single-family housing starts to an eight-month low underscored a real estate market challenged by high i...
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Attacked by right wing, Deere farm machinery dumps diversity effortsJul 17, 2024 10:27 am - Deere & Co., the world’s top farm machinery maker, is pulling back from diversity measures in the face of conservative criticism, the second agriculture-related company i...
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Nestle shifted critical recycling goal and revealed scale of plastics problemJul 16, 2024 1:22 pm - When Nestle SA tweaked its plastic packaging goals in 2022, few noticed. The shift in language on the website of the world’s largest food maker pledged to mostly use pla...
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Companies are ditching golf for pickleball to get deals doneJul 15, 2024 10:20 am - While golf courses have long been hailed as the premier venue for closing deals and wooing clients, a growing number are finding that pickleball saves them time and money — while being more inclusive and easier to play for newcomers.
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Costco hikes annual membership fee for first time since 2017Jul 11, 2024 11:12 am - Costco Wholesale Corp. is boosting its membership fees for the first time since 2017, raising the charge for a basic membership to $65 a year from $60. The 8% price incre...