Car makers post a slump in profits amid weak demand for electric vehicles
Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz said they were seeing a sluggish appetite for fully electric cars as drivers revert to petrol or hybrid models.
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Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz said they were seeing a sluggish appetite for fully electric cars as drivers revert to petrol or hybrid models.
Car buyers will be spoiled for choice with a slew of new models launching in the coming months.
Cocoa prices have more than doubled in 2024, posing challenges for chocolate manufacturers.
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday morning, despite the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting minutes showing that the central bank was preparing to
The growth in demand for appetite suppressing anti-obesity drugs like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy presents opportunities for food manufacturers and the market's initially downbeat reaction may be overdone, investors say. When Walmart said this month that it saw a slight pullback in food consumption when people took the medication, it sparked a sell off in shares of companies including Nestle, the world's biggest packaged food maker. "It feels like quite an overreaction," said Aviva portfolio manager Richard Saldanha.