CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. agribusiness Cargill Inc said Wednesday it is permanently laying off 80 employees in Minnesota and an undisclosed number globally in the latest wave of job cuts among agricultural companies hit by a broader farm sector slump. The layoffs, part of a plan announced last December to cut its workforce by 5%, were aimed at reducing redundancy in...

03:29 PM EDT, 10/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Needham is maintaining its Hold on Bausch + Lomb ( BLCO ) shares while acknowledging the company's third-quarter earnings beat. Revenue was also in-line with consensus. While 3Q25 was a solid quarter, we maintain our Hold rating given uncertainty around BLCO's separation from parent Bausch Health Companies, Needham writes. Bausch + Lomb's (...

03:28 PM EDT, 10/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were lower late Wednesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) dropping 2.2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) down 0.9%. In corporate news, Honda ( HMC ) is cutting or suspending production at several of its North American plants due to a shortage of...

CHICAGO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - U.S. agribusiness Cargill Inc said Wednesday it is permanently laying off 80 employees in Minnesota and an undisclosed number globally in the latest wave of job cuts among agricultural companies hit by a broader farm sector slump. The layoffs, part of a plan announced last December to cut its workforce by 5%, were aimed at...