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Image for Weight-loss drugs fuel protein boom, but with more consumer scrutiny
Finance

Weight-loss drugs fuel protein boom, but with more consumer scrutiny

By Waylon Cunningham and Nicholas P. Brown Oct 23 (Reuters) - Protein-infused bottled water. Ice cre...

23rd October, 2026

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Finance

Heineken document reveals worries over weight-loss drugs and beer sales

(Fixes dropped letter in name in paragraph 16) By Emma Rumney LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Heineken ha...

23rd October, 2026

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Finance

Anxious French consumers cut back as election and budget battles loom

By Leigh Thomas PARIS, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A cash-strapped customer split an entrecôte steak with a...

11th September, 2026

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Finance

Analysis-Ice cream makers bet consumers still want treats, just healthier ones

By Alexander Marrow LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Ice cream companies may be enjoying a summer sales bo...

13th August, 2026

Image for From space rocks to smartwatches, AI millionaires rewrite the luxury playbook
Finance

From space rocks to smartwatches, AI millionaires rewrite the luxury playbook

By Danielle Kaye and Alessandro Parodi NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - Sitting on roughly $3.5 million...

8th July, 2026

Image for Swatch's Royal Pop launch triggers consumer frenzy as resale prices soar
Finance

Swatch's Royal Pop launch triggers consumer frenzy as resale prices soar

By Alessandro Parodi May 18 (Reuters) - Swiss watchmaker Swatch was forced to shut stores and cap qu...

18th May, 2026

Image for UK consumer sentiment falls as Iran war rages, KPMG says
Finance

UK consumer sentiment falls as Iran war rages, KPMG says

LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - British consumer sentiment this month was slightly weaker than three mo...

25th March, 2026

Image for FASHIONABLE FLORIDA: SUNSHINE STATE RATED THE ‘DESIRABLE LOCATION’ THIS WINTER
Investing

FASHIONABLE FLORIDA: SUNSHINE STATE RATED THE ‘DESIRABLE LOCATION’ THIS WINTER

By Kate Orlando most popular holiday location for domestic travellers this winter (ASTA) Internation...

25th November, 2014

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Monopoly, how the game measures up today

by Elaine Mullen at Information MosaicI spent many hours of my childhood buying houses, charging ren...

8th April, 2013