Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kimberly-Clark cuts annual forecasts as China quality claims hurt diaper sales
By Neil J Kanatt and Alexander Marrow Aug 4 (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark cut annual sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday and said false claims about its diaper quality in China will continue to be a pr...
Aug 04, 2026
Duke Energy's profit beats as higher power demand offsets rising expenses
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Utility Duke Energy beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Tuesday, as higher electricity demand and recovery of rate-based infrastructure investments offset rising ...
Aug 04, 2026
Apollo fees and insurance earnings rise, asset sales slow in second quarter
By Isla Binnie and Arasu Kannagi Basil NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management posted a rise in earnings from fees and its insurance business in the second quarter, but cashed in less on ...
Aug 04, 2026
Merck posts better-than-expected second-quarter results on Keytruda strength
By Michael Erman and Christy Santhosh Aug 4 (Reuters) - Merck reported higher-than-expected second-quarter sales on Tuesday and raised its full-year revenue forecast on the strength of its top-selling...
Aug 04, 2026
Lithium mining for green power triggers eco-outcry from South African farmers
MAGOG, South Africa, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Mining lithium for batteries is a growing part of South Africa's plan to use the global shift towards green energy to revive its economy, but now it faces a chal...
Aug 04, 2026
Arson suspect arrested as wildfires rage around Spokane, Washington
By David Ryder, Matt McKnight and Steve Gorman SPOKANE, Washington, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting one of three fires that have destroyed over 700 hous...
Aug 04, 2026
Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone attacking vegetable seller in Kherson
KYIV, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a war crime after a video was released showing a drone chasing down and wounding a vegetable seller in the southern Ukrainian ci...
Aug 04, 2026
Blanche clears key nomination hurdle after deal wins senators' vote
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Todd Blanche cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday on his path to nomination for U.S. attorney general, as Republicans voted to advance him out of comm...
Aug 04, 2026
Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says
GENEVA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels and aid shortages are forcing health workers to turn away millions of children and mothers - six in seven of tho...
Aug 04, 2026
ADM lifts 2026 profit forecast on strong margins, favorable biofuels outlook
By Karl Plume and Sumit Saha Aug 4 (Reuters) - U.S. agribusiness Archer-Daniels-Midland raised its 2026 profit outlook on Tuesday as it beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter earnings on strong...
Aug 04, 2026
