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A measure of wholesale prices increased less than expected in March, providing some potential relief from worries that inflation will hold higher for longer than many economists had expected.The producer price index rose 0.2% for the month, less than the 0.3% estimate from the Dow Jones consensus and not as…

Lands’ End (NASDAQ:LE) is an online apparel retailer focused on vacation occasions, mostly swimwear and outerwear, with an adjacent uniform business. Since spinning off from Sears in 2014, the company’s operations have been okay but not outstanding. It has consistently suffered from overleverage. Today, despite being operationally profitable, Lands’ End…

The World Trade Organization on Wednesday said that it expects global trade to rebound gradually this year, before rising further in 2025, as the impacts of higher inflation fall into the rearview mirror.In its latest “Global Trade Outlook and Statistics” report, the WTO forecast that total global trade volumes will…

Revenue at the international arm of one of China’s leading parcel delivery companies shrunk by nearly 30% last year on falling international freight prices and waning demand. Despite the gradual restoration of global supply chains post-pandemic, demand for international freight delivery services to and from China stayed sluggish last year…

The Irish Parliament on Tuesday confirmed Simon Harris as the country’s new prime minister, making him the youngest-ever holder of the position.Harris succeeds Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach — Irish for leader — following a 88-69 vote by lawmakers. He will be presented with his seal of office by President Michael…

FS KKR Is A Leading BDC FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) is a leading business development company with a market cap of $5.4B. Therefore, FSK is positioned as one of the market leaders focused on the private upper-middle market segment. However, FSK is still valued at a steep discount compared to…

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