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Retailers' Early US Back-To-School Sales Hasten Peak Ocean Shipping Season

Retailers Walmart, Target and Shein kicked off back-to-school sales early to stop Amazon.com's Prime Day event from siphoning US sales of backpacks and lap...

Hapag-Lloyd Posts Q1 Profit Drop, Raises Lower End Of Outlook

German container firm Hapag-Lloyd has posted an 84% drop in first-quarter net profit but raised the lower end of its 2024 outlook amid rising demand and fr...

International Paper Tops Quarterly Sales On Higher Prices, Demand Rebound

International Paper beat Wall Street's expectations for first-quarter sales, capitalising on higher prices, improved production and a rebound in demand for...

Consumer Gulf Widens As Demand For Premium And Budget Foods Grows

From Nestlé to Danone, food companies are seeing shoppers that want either premium or cheaper products.

Freight Forwarder Kuehne+Nagel's Profit Falls, Beats Forecast

Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel has reported a 39% drop in quarterly operating profit but beat market expectations, aided by cost cutting measures ami...

Kuehne+Nagel's Annual Operating Profit Nearly Halves

Swiss logistics group Kuehne+Nagel reported a bigger-than-expected 49% drop in annual operating profit, citing weaker performance across nearly all its seg...

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Monster Beverage Misses Revenue Estimates As Higher Prices Pinch Demand

Monster Beverage missed Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter revenue, as budget-conscious consumers turned wary of purchasing the company's hig...

Fever-Tree Sees Annual Core Profit Falling Short Of Market Expectations

British tonic maker Fever-Tree Drinks forecast annual core profit to fall short of market expectations, even as profit doubled in the second half on strong...