Aug 04, 2022
Oil prices hit lowest since Ukraine invasion amid recession fears

By Noah Browning LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global oil prices dropped on Thursday to their lowest levels since before Russia's February invasion of Ukraine, as traders fretted over the possibility of an economic recession later this year that could torpedo…

Aug 03, 2022
Ben & Jerry’s says Unilever froze directors’ salaries

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ben & Jerry's independent board said parent company Unilever Plc, with which it is locked in a dispute over the sale of its Israeli business, had frozen its directors' salaries in July as a…

Jul 27, 2022
Cost of living crisis? Consumers keep spending for now

By Richa Naidu and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer-focused firms are seeing no shortage of demand despite the soaring cost-of-living, prompting several to upgrade sales forecasts for the current year, though questions remain about how long that will last.…

Jul 25, 2022
Analysis: Food delivery companies revamp for cost-of-living crunch

By Toby Sterling and Hilary Russ AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK (Reuters) - When food delivery service Grubhub struck a deal with Amazon earlier this month, offering Prime customers a year's free delivery, shares in rivals slumped. The deal, a lifeline for Grubhub…

Jul 20, 2022
Tesla braces for earnings hit, but EV delivery outlook is key

(This July 19 story corrects timeframe in fifth paragraph from "a year ago" to "a quarter ago") By Hyunjoo Jin and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's second-quarter results on Wednesday are expected to show the strains of China's COVID-19…