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Alaska Air launches $500 million debt offering as Iran war drives up fuel costs
May 6 (Reuters) - Alaska Air said on Wednesday it would raise $500 million through a debt offering as the airline looks to bolster liquidity as a war-driven surge in jet fuel prices erodes margins. Th...
May 06, 2026
Increase in US private payrolls in April consistent with stable labor market
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls posted their largest increase in 15 months in April, pointing to continued labor market stability even as the conflict in the Middle East clouds the...
May 06, 2026
Magnum investor group knocks ice cream maker over Ben & Jerry's handling, letter shows
(Corrects paragraph 2 to show holdings of $1.3 million, not 1.3%) By Alexander Marrow LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - A group of Magnum investors has criticised the ice cream maker over its handling of tens...
May 06, 2026
Egypt's preliminary GDP growth 5% in first quarter, ministry says
DUBAI, May 6 (Reuters) - Egypt's preliminary GDP grew 5% in January to March compared to 4.8% in the same period a year earlier, according to a statement by the planning ministry on Wednesday. The gro...
May 06, 2026
Johnson Controls raises annual profit forecast on data center cooling demand
May 6 (Reuters) - U.S. industrial supplier Johnson Controls International on Wednesday raised its annual profit forecast above Wall Street estimates, banking on rising demand for its data center therm...
May 06, 2026
US dollar to remain stuck in range, dependent on the Strait of Hormuz
By Sarupya Ganguly BENGALURU, May 6 (Reuters) - Developments in the U.S.-Israel war with Iran will steer the dollar in the near term, said FX strategists in a Reuters poll, who held on to their outloo...
May 06, 2026
Egypt's annual inflation slows to 14.9% in April
CAIRO, May 6 (Reuters) - Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation rate slowed unexpectedly to 14.9% in April from 15.2% in March, figures from statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Wednesday. Month-on-mon...
May 06, 2026
New York Times subscribers cross 13 million on news, lifestyle content demand
May 6 (Reuters) - New York Times subscribers jumped to 13.1 million in the first quarter as its blend of news and lifestyle content attracted readers navigating a volatile political and economic lands...
May 06, 2026
Kraft Heinz tops US sales estimates as CEO Cahillane's turnaround efforts take root
May 6 (Reuters) - Kraft Heinz Co exceeded first-quarter sales estimates on Wednesday as demand improved in its U.S. business under new CEO Steve Cahillane's focus on reviving sales at the ketchup make...
May 06, 2026
Marriott raises annual room revenue growth forecast amid strong travel demand
May 6 (Reuters) - Hotel operator Marriott International raised its full-year forecast for room revenue growth on Wednesday, betting that strong travel demand in the U.S. would drive bookings across it...
May 06, 2026
