Nov 15, 2023
More peas please? Thanksgiving meal costs Americans less this year

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With gas prices and airfares falling it will be cheaper for Americans to get to Grandma's or wherever they celebrate Thanksgiving this year, and when they arrive they'll find another happy price shock: The…

Nov 15, 2023
US FDA staff flags concerns on Merck’s chronic cough drug

(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator's staff on Wednesday flagged concerns that data on Merck's chronic cough drug might not be enough to prove the treatment's meaningful benefit, documents released ahead of a meeting of independent experts showed. Shares of the…

Nov 15, 2023
Renault sets out targets for EV unit, won’t sell it cheap

By Gilles Guillaume and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) -French car maker Renault said its electric vehicles unit Ampere would see revenue more than treble to 10 billion euros ($10.8 billion) in 2025 as it sought to fire up doubtful investors…

Nov 14, 2023
Social media companies must face youth addiction lawsuits, US judge rules

By Jonathan Stempel and Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by major social media companies to dismiss nationwide litigation accusing them of illegally enticing and then addicting millions of children to their platforms, damaging their mental…