Procter & Gamble Tosses an Extra $2 Billion to Shareholders
Faster sales growth and rising profit margins have generated a flood of cash from P&G's business.
Faster sales growth and rising profit margins have generated a flood of cash from P&G's business.
U.S. government bond yields gained on Wednesday as traders waited on key economic releases on Thursday and Friday for further clues on Federal Reserve policy, while the U.S. Treasury saw solid demand for an auction of five-year notes. Markets are "looking to see how robust growth really was in the first quarter given the really strong growth data we've seen and resilient, or re-accelerating, inflation prints as well," said Angelo Manolatos, macro strategist at Wells Fargo in New York. Many economists have also anticipated a slowing economy, though recent economic data has been unexpectedly strong.
The Pop Idol winner admitted he still breaks out in a sweat thinking about his embarrassing moment with Hollywood star Julia Roberts.
Iran lashed out at Argentina on Wednesday after the South American country sought the arrest of Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi over his alleged involvement in the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center. Without mentioning Vahidi by name, Iran’s Foreign Ministry warned Argentina against “making baseless accusations against citizens of other countries.”
HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says five people from Maine were arrested in southwestern Nova Scotia last weekend for illegally fishing for baby eels. In a news release, the department says the arrests occurred April 20 and in the early hours of April 21 in the Meteghan area of Digby County. The release didn't say whether they would face charges, but it notes that fisheries officers seized nearly 3.5 kilograms of baby eels — also known as elvers — a vehicle, three dip nets and one fy
Michael Gove’s promise to ban no fault evictions will not go ahead until a full review of the courts has been completed, MPs have confirmed.
The 81-page federal complaint filed Wednesday alleges Chicago officers violated multiple laws and police department policies during a March traffic stop that ended in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Dexter Reed.
Manchester City are reportedly also opposed to the proposals.
Alex Jones shared some sweet photos of the chicks that had hatched at her family home, to her children's delight, as the star of The One Show revealed on Instagram
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The men were held on suspicion of immigration offences and are being questioned in Kent, the National Crime Agency said.
Heavily armed police, including several on horseback, made multiple arrests after being deployed to the University of Texas (UT) campus in Austin on Wednesday, April 24, to disperse a pro-Palestinian walk-out protest held by student activists.The demonstration was organized by the Palestinian Solidarity Committee of Austin, which planned to lead a march to the campus’s South Lawn and occupy the area for the day, and aligned itself with similar protests taking place at other universities across the country.According to local media, officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the University of Texas at Austin Police Department (UTPD) blocked a protest group of about 200 people from reaching the South Lawn, and began making arrests after engaging in tense standoffs with protesters.In a statement, the office of the university’s dean of students said: “Simply put, The University of Texas at Austin will not allow this campus to be ‘taken’ and protesters to derail our mission in ways that groups affiliated with your national organization have accomplished elsewhere.” Credit: Jerry White, SEP via Storyful
The first product from Markle’s new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, was announced as strawberry jam.
Hollyoaks has aired Sharon Bailey's exit scenes tonight (April 24), as Jamelia makes her departure from the Channel 4 soap.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden on Wednesday praised her husband's advocacy for U.S. service members before she sounded a red horn to start the Wounded Warrior Project's annual Soldier Ride from the White House lawn. “My husband often says that we have many obligations as a nation but only one sacred obligation: to support you and your families when we send you into harm’s way and when you return,” the first lady said about President Joe Biden, a Democrat who is seeking reelection to a second term.
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Main: St. Mary’s council passes budget at AGM Sub: Residential taxes down one cent, commercial rate remains the same By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SHERBROOKE — The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s has its budget in place for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Council approved the financial plan, with no funds required from its accumulated operating surplus, which comes in at $4,081,988 – a 5.58 per cent increase over last year – at the municipality’s annual general meeti
Officers descended on an area of Long Island’s Manorville as part of the ongoing investigation into the deaths of four women
Red Devils play for first time since FA Cup thriller
The lyrics were composed by the Pink Floyd star’s wife Polly Samson, who contributed to his fourth and last solo album Rattle That Lock in 2015.
Can Everton dent Liverpool’s Premier League title bid in what is Jurgen Klopp’s final trip to Goodison Park?