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MercadoLibre's profit more than doubles in second quarter, beats estimates

Latin America e-commerce giant MercadoLibre said on Thursday its net profit more than doubled in the second quarter from a year earlier, beating analysts' estimates with Brazil's

MercadoLibre's profit more than doubles in second quarter, beats estimates
Europe

Earthquake shakes southern Italy, no initial reports of damage

An earthquake of around magnitude 5.0 shook southern Italy on Thursday, monitoring agencies reported, and was felt in a wide area but there were no initial reports of serious damage.

Business|Economy|Finance

MP Materials loss steeper than expected on low rare earths prices

U.S. rare earths producer MP Materials on Thursday reported a steeper-than-expected second-quarter loss due to falling prices for the strategic minerals and operational challenges, although

MP Materials loss steeper than expected on low rare earths prices
Business|Entertainment|Technology

Roku's quarterly revenue beats estimates on ad strength

Roku beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue and posted smaller-than-expected loss on Thursday, benefiting from strong ad sales and

Roku's quarterly revenue beats estimates on ad strength
Business|Finance|Health

Vertex Pharma raises annual revenue forecast on strong demand for its cystic fibrosis treatments

Vertex Pharmaceuticals raised its annual revenue forecast on Thursday, betting on robust demand for its cystic fibrosis (CF) treatments.

Vertex Pharma raises annual revenue forecast on strong demand for its cystic fibrosis treatments
Business|Economy|Technology

Intel to cut 15% jobs, suspend dividend in turnaround push; shares plummet

Intel said on Thursday it would cut more than 15% of its workforce, some 17,500 people, and suspend its dividend starting in the fourth quarter as the chipmaker pursues a

Intel to cut 15% jobs, suspend dividend in turnaround push; shares plummet
Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Amazon says consumers cautious, forecasts revenue below Wall Street targets

Amazon.com reported slowing online sales growth in the second quarter and said cautious consumers were seeking out cheaper options for purchases,

Amazon says consumers cautious, forecasts revenue below Wall Street targets
Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Wall Street slides after weak data kills early rally

The S&P 500 fell more than 2% and the Nasdaq more than 3% at one point late on Thursday, reversing early gains and closing the first session of August sharply lower after data spurred

Wall Street slides after weak data kills early rally
Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Chip index collapses 7% as Arm punctures AI optimism

U.S. chip stocks plummeted on Thursday in their worst day since 2020 after a conservative forecast from Arm Holdings dampened investor optimism about artificial

Chip index collapses 7% as Arm punctures AI optimism
Africa|News|World

Mali rebels say they killed 131 soldiers and Russians in July clashes

Mali's northern Tuareg rebels said on Thursday they had killed at least 84 Russian Wagner mercenaries and 47 Malian soldiers over days of fierce fighting in late July, as Russia

News

Israeli military says warning sirens sound in northern Israel

Warning sirens sounded in northern Israel, the Israeli military said on Thursday, amid heightened alert over the possibility of retaliatory strikes from Hezbollah following the

Israeli military says warning sirens sound in northern Israel
Celebrity|News|Political

Trump seeks recusal of hush money judge over daughter's work for Harris

Donald Trump's lawyers again asked the judge overseeing the former U.S. president's criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star to recuse

Trump seeks recusal of hush money judge over daughter's work for Harris
MidEast|News|Political

Turkey's Erdogan declares Aug 2 day of national mourning over killing of Hamas chief

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday declared Friday, Aug 2, a day of national mourning over the killing of the head of Hamas' political bureau Ismail Haniyeh.

Turkey's Erdogan declares Aug 2 day of national mourning over killing of Hamas chief
MidEast|Political|World

Netanyahu and Biden to hold call on Thursday, White House says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S.

Netanyahu and Biden to hold call on Thursday, White House says
Americas|Economy|Election

Venezuela's oil industry operating normally amid election protests

Venezuela's oil production and exports were working normally on Thursday following last weekend's disputed presidential election that has triggered protests and international

Venezuela's oil industry operating normally amid election protests
Asia|News

Deadly Osprey crash caused by mechanical failure, pilot error, US Air Force says

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft crash off the coast of Japan in November that killed all eight crew members was caused by a failure in the gear box and the pilot's decision

Deadly Osprey crash caused by mechanical failure, pilot error, US Air Force says
Health

Lilly CEO says weight-loss drug shortage to end 'very soon', Bloomberg News reports

U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly expects its blockbuster weight-loss drug to officially come out of shortage in the United States in coming days, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing an

Lilly CEO says weight-loss drug shortage to end 'very soon', Bloomberg News reports
Business|Economy

Law firm Skadden hires Gonzalez-Sussman from Olshan

Law firm Skadden on Thursday said it hired a veteran attorney to head its shareholder engagement and activism practice at a time more investors are pushing corporations to change

Law firm Skadden hires Gonzalez-Sussman from Olshan
Business|Technology

Apple asks US judge to toss antitrust lawsuit

Apple on Thursday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by federal and state antitrust regulators accusing it of illegally monopolizing the smartphone market, saying the

Apple asks US judge to toss antitrust lawsuit
Americas|News|Political

Harris to return to Washington to welcome Americans freed in prisoner swap, says source

U.S.

Harris to return to Washington to welcome Americans freed in prisoner swap, says source
Americas|Business|Economy

Hess shares fall most in 20 months on lengthy new delay to Chevron sale

Shares in U.S. oil producer Hess suffered their largest daily percentage drop in 20 months on Thursday on fallout from the lengthy new delay to its proposed sale to Chevron An

Hess shares fall most in 20 months on lengthy new delay to Chevron sale
Business|Europe

British Airways owner IAG scraps deal to acquire Air Europa

British Airways owner IAG terminated its proposed takeover of Spain's Air Europa on Thursday, citing regulatory environment concerns, less

British Airways owner IAG scraps deal to acquire Air Europa
Americas|Economy|News|Political

US EPA issues fuel waiver for Midwest states hit by refinery outage

The U.S.

US EPA issues fuel waiver for Midwest states hit by refinery outage
Economy|Finance|News

Reaction to major East-West prisoner swap

Here is international reaction to Thursday's East-West prisoner exchange: WALL STREET JOURNAL Wall Street Journal editor Emma Tucker, whose correspondent Evan Gershkovich was included in

Reaction to major East-West prisoner swap
News|Political

Who is being freed in major Russia-West prisoner swap?

Following are details of some of the people from the United States, Russia and several other countries being freed in a major prisoner exchange, as named by the United States.  U.S.

Who is being freed in major Russia-West prisoner swap?

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