Meredith Corp.: Fiscal 2nd quarter earnings snapshot
DES MOINES — Meredith Corp. today reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $148.5 million. On a per-share basis, the company said it had net income of…
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Hershey: 4th quarter earnings snapshot
HERSHEY, Pa. — Hershey Co. today reported fourth-quarter earnings of $291.4 million. On a per-share basis, the company said it had net income of $1.39….
Bristol Myers: 4th quarter earnings snapshot
NEW YORK — Bristol Myers Squibb Co. today reported a loss of $10.03 billion in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the company said…
UK-EU talks aim to defuse Brexit tensions over N Ireland
LONDON (AP) — Senior politicians from Britain, Northern Ireland and the European Union held inconclusive talks Wednesday in a bid to ease post-Brexit trade tensions…
Automaker Daimler to spin off trucks business, change name
FRANKFURT, Germany — German automaker Daimler will split itself into two independent companies by spinning off its truck and bus division, a move the company…
Why US hiring could rebound faster than you might expect
WASHINGTON — Hiring has weakened for six straight months. Nearly 10 million jobs remain lost since the coronavirus struck. And this week, the Congressional Budget…
Anheuser-Busch investing $1 billion to modernize US facilities
Anheuser-Busch said today it’s investing $1 billion during the next two years to modernize its U.S. facilities. Nearly half that amount will go to the…
GSK, CureVac to make COVID-19 vaccines aimed at new variants
LONDON — Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said today it will work with a German biopharmaceutical company to develop new vaccines targeting emerging variants of COVID-19 amid concerns…
UK-EU talks aim to defuse Brexit tensions over N Ireland
LONDON — Senior politicians from Britain, Northern Ireland and the European Union were meeting today in a bid to defuse post-Brexit trade tensions that have…
GameStop’s stupefying stock rise doesn’t hide its reality
NEW YORK — Behind GameStop’s stock surge is the grim reality of its prospects: The video game retailer is floundering even as the industry around…