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Walgreens To Raise Minimum Hourly Wage From October

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said it would raise the minimum wage of all its staff to $15 an hour from October, as the drugstore chain joins several US fir...

Soybeans Edge Lower, Set For Weekly Gains Of More Than 2%

U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday as rains across a key U.S. growing region tempered fears about global supplies, though the grain was poised to record w...

Pet Food Shortages Leave Owners Struggling

Black short-haired kitty Astra, one of millions of pets acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic last year, had to go without salmon-flavoured Whiskas treats...

Dole Slashes IPO Price Range By More Than $400m

Dole Plc on Wednesday slashed the marketed price range for its initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, a move that reduced the fruit and vegeta...

Israel PM Warns Unilever Over Ben & Jerry's Boycott

Israel has warned consumer goods giant Unilever of "severe consequences" from a decision by subsidiary Ben & Jerry's to stop selling ice...

Dole Targets $2.1bn Valuation In US IPO

Dole Plc said on Monday it planned to raise as much as $598 million in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming a valuation of mor...

Heat Wave Bakes Wheat, Fruit Crops In The US Pacific Northwest

An unprecedented heat wave and ongoing drought in the US Pacific Northwest is damaging white wheat coveted by Asian buyers and forcing fruit farm...

Altria Group To Sell Wine Business For $1.2bn

Altria Group Inc said it would sell its Ste. Michelle Wine Estates business to private equity firm Sycamore Partners for $1.2 billion, as the tobacco giant...