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Walmart Said To Be In Talks With Humana For Deeper Partnership

Walmart Inc. is in talks with health insurer Humana Inc. for a closer partnership to provide health care to consumers at home and prevent illness, accordin...

Never Mind The Tennis, Can Fever-Tree Achieve Game, Set and Match In The US? Analysis

It's perhaps a sign of how much Fever-Tree, maker of premium tonic water, has engendered itself into the UK consumer psyche, that it was recently announced...

Supermarket Casualties Begin To Pile Up In the US In Amazon-Fuelled Battle

This is how the grocery industry lives now: regional chains are filing for bankruptcy, European-born discounters are expanding, forcing competitors to keep...

Greencore Management Changes Suggest ‘Material Challenges Ahead’ Analyst Says

Last week's announcement that Patrick Coveney, the chief executive of Greencore, is to spend approximately half his time in the US suggests that there...

Walmart Whistle-Blower Claims 'Cheating' In Race With Amazon

In its race to catch Amazon.com Inc. in online retailing, Walmart Inc. is alleged to have issued misleading e-commerce results and fired an executive who c...

Trump ‘Clarity’ On Tariffs Not What EU Was Looking For

Hours after European Union trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom said she had “no immediate clarity” on whether the bloc will be let off the hook from...

Oprah Sells Part Of Weight Watchers Stock In Portfolio Shuffle

Oprah Winfrey has sold part of her holdings in Weight Watchers International Inc. as part of a portfolio diversification and donated some shares to her fou...

Cohn's White House Departure Fires Up Trade War Angst

Peace proved fleeting in markets, as investors fretted that Gary Cohn leaving the Trump administration prunes it of a key source of stability, just as sign...