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Amid retail slowdown, Dick’s Sporting to acquire Foot Locker
Dick's Sporting to buy Foot Locker for $2.4 billion

CORAOPOLIS, Pennsylvania: Dick's Sporting Goods is set to acquire Foot Locker in a US$2.4 billion deal, marking the second major footwear...

Walmart warns shoppers of price hikes amid rising tariffs
Walmart shoppers to face price hikes as Trump tariffs hit

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas: Walmart shoppers are bracing for price hikes as the world's largest retailer prepares to pass on the impact...

Tyson CEO says cattle supply recovery underway
US ranchers begin rebuilding herd after 74-year low

CHICAGO, Illinois: U.S. cattle farmers have either started rebuilding their herds or are close to it, according to Tyson Foods CEO...

Tariff threat pushed US smartphone shipments up by 30% in March
US smartphone shipments rose 30% in March due to tariff concerns

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Smartphone shipments to the United States jumped 30 percent in March as manufacturers including Apple, Samsung, and...

Kraft Heinz to invest $3 billion in US plants despite gloomy outlook
Kraft Heinz investing $3 billion upgrading US manufacturing

CHICAGO, Illinois: Kraft Heinz is committing US$3 billion to revamp its U.S. manufacturing plants, marking its largest investment in...

Sweden backs EU entry into Pacific trade bloc
Sweden to propose EU membership of Pacific rim free trade group CPTPP

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Sweden plans to propose that the European Union join the Pacific Rim trading bloc, the CPTPP, aiming to create the...

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Vikings to play in Ireland and UK as NFL expands global schedule
NFL to play back-to-back games in Dublin and London

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: The Minnesota Vikings will play two international games in 2025 — one in Ireland and one in the UK — as the...

Sweden backs EU entry into Pacific trade bloc
Sweden to propose EU membership of Pacific rim free trade group CPTPP

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Sweden plans to propose that the European Union join the Pacific Rim trading bloc, the CPTPP, aiming to create the...

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-PHOTOCALL
FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-PHOTOCALL

(250518) -- CANNES, May 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- U.S. actress Jennifer Lawrence poses during a photocall for the film Die, My Love at the...

Tom Cruise praises Ana de Armas for her action-packed film 'Ballerina'
Tom Cruise praises Ana de Armas for her action-packed film 'Ballerina'

Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): Hollywood star Tom Cruise praised Ana de Armas for her new action-packed film 'Ballerina'. 'Ballerina'...

Feature: How museums foster global connections, build cultural bridges
Feature: How museums foster global connections, build cultural bridges

Museums are increasingly seen as neutral, inclusive spaces where people from diverse backgrounds can come together through history,...

(SP)ITALY-IMOLA-AUTO-F1 GRAND PRIX-QUALIFYING SESSION
(SP)ITALY-IMOLA-AUTO-F1 GRAND PRIX-QUALIFYING SESSION

(250518) -- IMOLA, May 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen (back) of the Netherlands and Williams' driver Alexander...