09:16 AM EDT, 08/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Friday, with The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) down 0.2% and The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) declining 0.4%. Amcor ( AMCCF ) shares were more than 3% lower after the company overnight reported fiscal Q4 net sales of...

09:19 AM EDT, 08/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Calavo Growers ( CVGW ) said Friday that it has completed the $83 million sale of its Fresh Cut business and its related real estate to privately held F&S Fresh Foods. The deal closed on Thursday, the avocado and guacamole seller said. ...

Aug 16 (Reuters) - Rivian has temporarily suspended production of its commercial delivery vans used by retail giant Amazon.com ( AMZN ) due to a shortage of parts, a spokesperson for the electric vehicle manufacturer said on Friday. The production halt is the latest in a series of supply chain challenges for Rivian, which, like other EV makers, has grappled...

By Bhanvi Satija and Jennifer Rigby Aug 16 (Reuters) - The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on Friday raised its risk level for mpox, a day after global health officials confirmed one case of infection with a new strain of the virus in Sweden, the first outside Africa. The EU public health body's head said there will be...