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Image for Tesla investors to focus on demand issues in earnings reportTop Stories

Tesla Investors to Focus on Demand Issues in Earnings Report

Image for Russian soft drinks maker to cut back investments, hiring over new sugar taxTop Stories

Russian Soft Drinks Maker to Cut Back Investments, Hiring Over New Sugar Tax

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Consumer Sentiment Impact Amid Recession Fears

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British Households Should Cut Energy Use Where Possible This Winter -Ofgem

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Domino’s Pizza Beats Sales Estimates as Discounts Spur Demand

Date: October 13, 2022

(Reuters) -Domino’s Pizza Inc beat quarterly U.S. same-store sales estimates on Thursday, as it saw steady demand for its pizza and chicken wings helped by heavy discounts offered by the company amid rising inflation. The Michigan-based company’s shares rose about 7% in premarket trade. Domino’s, which posted a 2% rise in U.S. same-store sales in...

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Ikea Reports Record Sales as Price Hikes Offset Weakening Consumer Confidence

Date: October 13, 2022

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Budget furniture giant IKEA reported record high annual sales on Thursday as price hikes and easing effects from the pandemic made up for supply shortages, weakening consumer confidence and its exit from Russia. Inter IKEA, franchiser for the world’s biggest home furnishing brand, said sales at all IKEA stores and...

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Gsk to Switch to Third-Party Distribution of Medicines in Kenya

Date: October 13, 2022

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Britain’s GSK will close its commercial operations in Kenya next year as it moves to a third-party distribution model for its medicines and vaccines, the firm said on Thursday. The pharmaceutical major’s decision will not affect its consumer healthcare business Haleon, which produces brands like Panadol and Sensodyne in Nairobi, it said....

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easyJet Says Demand Holding up in Uncertain Times

Date: October 13, 2022

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British airline easyJet said demand for the coming months was holding up despite pressure on household budgets, but uncertainty meant it was hard to make forecasts beyond that. For Britain’s October school holiday and the Christmas week, ticket sales exceeded pre-pandemic levels and the airline said load factors – a...

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Living Costs Top Worry for Israeli Voters Stuck in Election Treadmill

Date: October 13, 2022

By Steven Scheer and Maayan Lubell MODIIN, Israel (Reuters) – Israelis are as fed-up with soaring prices as they are with the country’s seemingly never ending elections. In the Nov. 1 ballot – a fifth in less than four years – steep living costs, exacerbated by record inflation, are top priority for voters. Living costs...

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Britain’s Ofgem to Urge Public to Reduce Energy Usage – Ft

Date: October 13, 2022

(Reuters) – Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem will on Thursday urge consumers to reduce their energy usage “where possible”, the Financial Times reported, less than a week after climate minister Graham Stuart said that the country would not ask its people to use less energy. The energy regulator’s move would come as it prepares to launch...