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French Senate Approves Tax As US Opens Digital Levy Probe

France's Senate gave final approval to a tax on big technology companies on Thursday, potentially opening up a new front in a trade row between W...

US Consumer Spending Rises In May, Inflation Muted

US consumer spending increased moderately in May and prices rose slightly, pointing to slowing economic growth and benign inflation pressures, wh...

Walgreens Q3 Profit Beats Estimates On Higher Pharmacy Sales

US drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc's quarterly profit beat analysts' expectations on Thursday, as more people bought prescription drugs from i...

Agriculture Secretary Says US Farmers Are 'Casualties' Of Trade War: CNN

US agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue acknowledged that American farmers are "casualties" of President Donald Trump's trade war with China, accor...

EU Seals Deal To Boost US Beef Imports: Sources

The European Union has agreed a deal to allow US farmers a larger share of Europe's beef market, EU sources and diplomats said, in a move that co...

Britain's Competition Watchdog Investigates Liqui-Box Deal For DS Smith Unit

Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday it was investigating whether US-based Liqui-Box's $585 million (€522.5 million) takeover of a DS Smith P...

US Consumer Prices Rise, Underlying Inflation Benign

US consumer prices rose moderately in April and underlying inflation remained muted, suggesting the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates unchanged for...

Tobacco-Free Pouches Boost Swedish Match's Q1 Profit

Swedish Match posted on Thursday a slightly bigger than expected rise in quarterly profit helped by US sales growth for its relatively new non-tobacco...