03:21 PM EST, 11/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Tuesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.6% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) falling 1.3%. Redbook US same-store sales rose by 6.1% from a year earlier in the week ended Nov. 15 after a 5.9% year-over-year increase in the...

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Major U.S. egg producers are contending with a growing spate of class action lawsuits accusing them of fixing pricesas consumer frustration over the cost of eggs continues to simmer after years of inflation. The first of the new wave of cases was roups of and restaurants filed the latest cases in Wisconsin and Illinois federal...

03:18 PM EST, 11/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Teck Resources ( TECK ) and Anglo American must offer more to secure Ottawa's approval for their planned merger, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing Canada's Industry Minister Melanie Joly. In September, the companies agreed to combine in a merger of equals to form Anglo Teck. While a decision on the takeover...

03:38 PM EST, 11/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Nvidia ( NVDA ) and Microsoft ( MSFT ) have committed to invest billions of dollars into Amazon ( AMZN )-backed (AMZN) artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, marking the latest mega collaboration among Big Tech companies. Nvidia ( NVDA ) will invest up to $10 billion in Anthropic, while Microsoft ( MSFT ) committed...