By Robin Respaut and Chad Terhune (Reuters) – For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely-endorsed treatment is out of reach – and it’s not the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy. Leading medical groups recommend intensive behavioral counseling – 26 hours within one year – to teach children and their…
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, taking home the breaking news photography award for searing images of the Israel-Gaza conflict as well as the national reporting award for a series of investigations into Elon Musk’s manufacturing empire. ProPublica won the coveted public service award for stories detailing undisclosed gifts and…
By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) – Scrambles of NATO jets to intercept Russian aircraft approaching allied airspace over the Baltic Sea region went up 20% to 25% in the first quarter of 2024, a NATO source said on Thursday, with the increased Russian activity likely due to a hike in NATO drills. The source declined…
(Reuters) – Robinhood Markets said on Monday it had bought artificial intelligence-powered investment platform Pluto Capital, adding the trading app to a growing list of companies looking to offer AI tools to customers. Top technology companies are racing to build AI into their products and services. Generative AI, which aims to create human-like interactions by…
Gran Tierra Energy Inc. ( “Gran Tierra” or the “Company” ) ( NYSE:GTE ) ( TSX:GTE ) ( LSE:GTE ) announces that the Company will release its 2025…
(Reuters) -Levi Strauss fell short of market expectations for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday and maintained its annual earnings forecast, taking its shares down 11% in extended trading. Apparel makers such as Levi and peer Ralph Lauren have worked to prioritize higher margin products and increase penetration through their direct-to-consumer channels. An inventory glut last year…
By Yuvraj Malik and Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ newest social media offering Threads has over 175 million monthly active users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on Wednesday, ahead of its first anniversary. A challenger to X, formerly known as Twitter, Threads hit app stores on July 5 last year, timed to win users from…
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Futures on the federal funds rate, which measures the cost of unsecured overnight loans between banks, priced on Wednesday about 74 basis points of additional interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve by the end of this year, LSEG calculations showed. This development followed a decision by the Fed earlier in the…
(Reuters) – Walmart has ended its agreement with Capital One Financial, which was the exclusive issuer of Walmart consumer credit cards, the companies said on Friday. The world’s largest retailer had previously accused Capital One of being too slow to post many transactions to cardholders’ accounts, and failing to promptly replace many lost cards. The…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 26 state attorneys general led by West Virginia and Kentucky on Wednesday challenged the Biden administration’s new fuel economy rules, calling the requirements unworkable and forcing automakers to build more electric vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 7 finalized tighter vehicle fuel economy rules through 2031…
