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Skechers deal sparks wave of take-private talks amid trade turmoil
Retailers hit by Trump's tariffs eye private deals for stability

NEW YORK CITY, New York: As trade policy uncertainty rattles markets and slashes valuations, a growing number of U.S. retailers are...

Volvo cuts 3,000 jobs amid trade tensions and economic uncertainty
Swedish-based Volvo Cars cutting 3,000 jobs to reduce costs

FRANKFURT, Germany: Volvo Cars, based in Sweden, is cutting 3,000 jobs to reduce costs as the automobile industry struggles with trade...

Amid losses, Nissan bets on e-Power hybrid to revive US sales
Japan's troubled automaker Nissan banks on hybrid EV technology

YOKOSUKA, Japan: Facing mounting losses and global restructuring, Japan's Nissan Motor Corp. is turning to its unique e-Power hybrid...

Wall Street ends volatile day higher
U.S. stocks finish in front Thursday despite volatility

NEW YORK, New York -  U.S. stock markets see-sawed Thursday as the judicial system became a key player in Donald Trump's trade wars....

French farmers jam Paris roads in push for eased regulations
French farmers bring tractors to Paris to press for ease in rules

PARIS, France: French farmers brought traffic to a crawl around Paris and gathered outside the National Assembly on May 26, using their...

Amid trade tensions, France, Vietnam ink deals worth $10 billion
France, Vietnam sign deals worth $10 billion as Macron visits Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam: Amid shifting global trade dynamics and growing concerns over U.S. tariffs, France and Vietnam have signed more than...

Illinois

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McDonald’s to shut down CosMc’s drink spinoff after short run
McDonald's to close standalone beverage concept

CHICAGO, Illinois: McDonald's is closing its experimental beverage spinoff, CosMc's, less than two years after launching the standalone...

Volvo CEO: Customers could bear cost of rising US tariffs
Volvo Cars CEO says its customers must pay for rising tariffs

STOCKHOLM/DETROIT: Volvo Cars customers will likely bear the brunt of increasing trade tariffs, CEO Hakan Samuelsson said this week,...

Mike Sumler, member of Kool & the Gang, dies in car crash
Mike Sumler, member of Kool & the Gang, dies in car crash

Los Angeles [US], May 30 (ANI): Mike Sumler, hype man of the Grammy Award-winning group Kool & the Gang, is no more. Sumler died...

Delhi Airport emerges among Top 10 hubs in Asia-Pacific and Middle East region
Delhi Airport emerges among Top 10 hubs in Asia-Pacific and Middle East region

New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Delhi Airport is the only Indian airport to be among top 10 hub airports in the Asia-Pacific and Middle...

These ancient fish are likely to be blamed for toothaches in cold: Study
These ancient fish are likely to be blamed for toothaches in cold: Study

Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): New research from the University of Chicago shows that dentine, the inner layer of teeth that transmits...

AI hallucinations: a budding sentience or a global embarrassment
AI hallucinations: a budding sentience or a global embarrassment

An article cut and pasted from ChatGPT raises questions over the role of fact-checkers in legacy media In a farcical yet telling...

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Pretty in Pink [Blu-Ray]