Walmart Ditching Dyes, Other Artificial Ingredients in Its Food Brands
The retail giant said it is working to remove synthetic dyes from all its store-brand foods, including Great Value, Marketside, Freshness Guaranteed and Bettergoods.
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Conagra's Profit, Sales Fall as Consumers Cut Back on Snacks
Conagra logged lower profit and sales in its fiscal first quarter, hurt by ongoing inflationary pressures and budget-conscious shoppers who continue to cut back on snacks.
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General Mills Closing Three Plants in Supply-Chain Restructuring
General Mills is closing three manufacturing plants in Missouri as part of a multi-year initiative to boost the competitiveness of the packaged-food giant's supply chain
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Axcelis and Veeco to Merge in $4.4 Billion Semiconductor Equipment Deal
Axcelis Technologies and Veeco Instruments, semiconductor equipment companies, agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction, creating a combined company with an enterprise value of $4.4 billion.
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Corteva to Spin Seed Business Into Separate Company
Corteva plans to separate its seed and pesticide businesses into two separate companies, the agriculture outfit said.
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Stellantis and Mistral AI to Accelerate AI Integration Across Automaker's Operations
They will move on from the pilot and embed generative AI technology directly into Stellantis' core operations to boost efficiency, agility and better serve customers.
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U.S. to Take Equity Stake in Lithium Americas and Its Nevada Mining Project
The Thacker Pass project would mine one of the largest known lithium deposits in the U.S.
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Inside EY's U.S. Auditing Cleanup to Reduce Shortfalls
The Big Four accounting firm expects its rate of deficiencies to be at or below 9% in the latest inspections, down from 46% three years earlier, people familiar with the matter said.
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Nike Sales Rise but Warns of Continued Weakness in China
Nike posted a surprise sales increase in its latest quarter on strength in North America, but cautioned that weakness in China may stymie some turnaround progress going forward.
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White House Unveils 'TrumpRx' Drug-Buying Site and a Pfizer Pricing Deal
The company says it gains a three-year grace period to exempt it from national-security-related tariffs.
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Co-CEOs Are Back in Fashion for Tech Titans
After Netflix and Oracle, Spotify becomes the latest entrepreneur-run company to hand the reins to co-CEOs.
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How the Warehouse Store Won Retail-and How Sam's Club Is Winning the Warehouse
Walmart is leveraging its scale and technology to make Sam's Club even more appealing to its loyal shoppers. Why all three warehouse-club chains stand to win.
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