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By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska ZAMOSC, Poland (Reuters) – A military object found in a Polish forest came from the testing of Poland’s air defence systems, private broadcaster RMF FM reported on Thursday, easing concerns it might have been fired from abroad. RMF, which did not identify its sources, said officials did not yet know what the object was. It had earlier reported without citing sources that the object could be part […]

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar remained under pressure and world share markets were trying to stay positive on Thursday, as ongoing rumbles in the U.S. banking system kept investors cautious ahead of a barrage of top-tier European and U.S. data. London, Paris and Frankfurt stocks nudged into positive territory as reassuring earnings from UK bank Barclays, Germany’s Deutsche Bank and consumer goods giant Unilever added to Facebook […]

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The United States and African nations raced to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan on Thursday, with the Sudanese army saying it had given an initial nod to an African proposal calling for talks even as heavy fighting continued. Hundreds of people have been killed in nearly two weeks of conflict between the army and a rival paramilitary force – the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – which […]

(Reuters) -Domino’s Pizza Inc beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter U.S. same-store sales on Thursday, boosted by higher prices as well as new promotional offers and menu items that helped draw more customers. Shares of the company rose about 5% in premarket trade. The pizza chain’s better-than-expected sales follows similar reports from McDonald’s Corp and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, which have been bumping up menu prices to protect their margins […]

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD Co. posted a fivefold jump in its first-quarter profit on Thursday as the company consolidated its leadership in the domestic market. Net profit for the first three months of the year was 4.13 billion yuan ($596.56 million), up 410.9% from 808.41 million yuan a year earlier, on revenue up 79.8% at 120.17 billion yuan, the company said in a stock market filing. The […]

By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska ZAMOSC, Poland (Reuters) – A military object found in a Polish forest came from the testing of Poland’s air defence systems, private broadcaster RMF FM reported on Thursday, easing concerns it might have been fired from abroad. RMF, which did not identify its sources, said officials did not yet know what the object was. It had earlier reported without citing sources that the object could be part […]

(Reuters) -AbbVie Inc on Thursday missed quarterly revenue estimates for some of its major drugs, overshadowing an increased annual profit forecast and driving shares down 5% in premarket trade. The company recorded $3.54 billion in sales of its blockbuster drug Humira, compared with analysts’ average estimate of $3.58 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES data. The drugmaker had been hoping that newer immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq would soften the hit […]

By Helen Coster and Eva Mathews (Reuters) -Comcast Corp’s quarterly revenue edged past estimates on Thursday, helped by sustained demand for its broadband services and higher theme park attendance, while investors await an update on the media giant’s plans to replace the head of NBCUniversal. The company’s total revenue fell 4.3% to $29.69 billion in the quarter, but beat analysts’ average estimate of $29.30 billion, according to Refinitiv data. The […]

By Anna-Catherine Brigida BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Candidates for Argentina’s October general election are assembling for what looks to be an open and uncertain race, with most established political leaders on the sidelines after President Alberto Fernandez last week ruled out reelection. These are the main potential candidates in alphabetical order of their surname. Most will face an open primary election vote in August to represent their coalition or party. […]