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(Reuters) – Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates warned on Thursday that inflation was squeezing demand for its commercial-grade wine and driving up packaging costs, sending its shares nearly 8% lower. The winemaker flagged challenging market conditions and consumption outlook for commercial wine, most notably in Australia and the UK, and said it was undertaking a review of its supply chain particularly in Australia. It is also considering divestiture of selected assets, […]

By Vitalii Hnidyi NEAR THE RUSSIAN BORDER, Ukraine (Reuters) -The Russian commander of a militia that conducted a raid on a Russian border region this week said on Wednesday his group would soon launch more incursions into Russian territory. Denis Kapustin, who described himself as the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), spoke to reporters on the Ukrainian side of the border with Russia a day after Moscow said […]

By Vitalii Hnidyi NEAR THE RUSSIAN BORDER, Ukraine (Reuters) -The Russian commander of a militia that conducted a raid on a Russian border region this week said on Wednesday his group would soon launch more incursions into Russian territory. Denis Kapustin, who described himself as the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), spoke to reporters on the Ukrainian side of the border with Russia a day after Moscow said […]

By Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden renewed his call for a ban on assault weapons as he and his wife Jill held a White House event on Wednesday to mourn the 21 victims shot dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, one year ago. The May 24, 2022, massacre, in which an 18-year-old gunman opened fire with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle inside Robb Elementary […]

By Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden renewed his call for a ban on assault weapons as he and his wife Jill held a White House event on Wednesday to mourn the 21 victims shot dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, one year ago. The May 24, 2022, massacre, in which an 18-year-old gunman opened fire with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle inside Robb Elementary […]

By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis entered the battle for the 2024 presidential election during a chaotic, glitch-filled online forum on Twitter hosted by its billionaire owner, Elon Musk. Here are three takeaways from the DeSantis announcement: TWITTER CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR CAMPAIGN’S HEALTH DeSantis’ decision to announce his White House bid during a live event with Musk on Twitter was a first. It might also […]

By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis entered the battle for the 2024 presidential election during a chaotic, glitch-filled online forum on Twitter hosted by its billionaire owner, Elon Musk. Here are three takeaways from the DeSantis announcement: TWITTER CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR CAMPAIGN’S HEALTH DeSantis’ decision to announce his White House bid during a live event with Musk on Twitter was a first. It might also […]

(Reuters) – Ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday put the United States’ credit on watch for a possible downgrade, raising the stakes as negotiations over the country’s debt ceiling go down to the wire.  Fitch put the country’s “AAA” rating, its highest rank, on a negative watch in a precursor to a possible downgrade should lawmakers fail to raise the amount that the Treasury can borrow before it runs out of […]

(Reuters) – Ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday put the United States’ credit on watch for a possible downgrade, raising the stakes as negotiations over the country’s debt ceiling go down to the wire.  Fitch put the country’s “AAA” rating, its highest rank, on a negative watch in a precursor to a possible downgrade should lawmakers fail to raise the amount that the Treasury can borrow before it runs out of […]