By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Cows in California are dying at much higher rates from bird flu than in other affected states, industry and veterinary experts said, and some carcasses have been left rotting in the sun as rendering plants struggle to process all the dead animals. Carcasses left in the open and picked over …
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(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it will move the team behind the Gemini app to its artificial intelligence research lab DeepMind as the search giant looks to streamline its structure and better position itself in the generative AI race. The shift “will improve feedback loops, enable fast deployment of our new models in …
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) – A developing La Nina is expected to bring warmer- and drier-than-normal weather to the central and southern U.S. Plains this winter, likely worsening a drought in the country’s top winter wheat-producing area, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Thursday. U.S. farmers are currently planting winter wheat …
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(Reuters) – Billing software firm Zuora said on Thursday it has agreed to be acquired by buyout firm Silver Lake and Singaporean wealth fund GIC in a deal valued at $1.7 billion, sending its shares up nearly 6% in early trading. Silver Lake and GIC will acquire all outstanding shares of Zuora’s common stock at …
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By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s role from now on is to facilitate constructive dialogue between companies and investors rather than mandate how businesses are run, its head said on Thursday. “The real power to bring about change lies with investors and shareholders,” Hiromi Yamaji, chief executive officer of Japan Exchange group, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange (LME) has taken disciplinary action regarding the risk management systems of ABN AMRO Clearing Bank NV, which has agreed to pay a fine of 230,000 pounds ($299,200), the exchange said on Thursday. The exchange, the world’s oldest and largest market for industrial metals, said a settlement was reached …
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(Reuters) – Snap-On posted a lower-than-expected third-quarter sales on Thursday, as inflationary pressures weighed on demand in the tools segment. Higher borrowing costs and a rise in prices of tools – one of the company’s biggest revenue drivers – have led customers to limit purchases. Sales in the Snap-On’s tools segment fell about 3% to …
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By Anushree Mukherjee (Reuters) – Gold prices hit record highs on Thursday as uncertainty surrounding the U.S. presidential elections and the war in the Middle East prompted investors to seek out the safe-haven asset, while easing monetary policy environment kept prices elevated. Spot gold rose 0.7% to $2,690.60 per ounce by 1:42 p.m. ET (1742 …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. automaker General Motors said on Thursday that it fully supported the Mexican government’s push to strengthen supply chains in the region, though it declined to “respond to speculation about future plans.” Mexico’s deputy economy minister had said on Wednesday that GM and Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn would announce plans to …
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By Dewi Kurniawati SUKABUMI, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian sixth-grader Shakila Fitriyani, a day labourer’s daughter who dreams of becoming a doctor, says she is keener to go to school these days because she is served a free lunch. “I am happy to receive the nutritious meal, milk and fruit,” Shakila said, speaking in her small …
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