Ralph Lauren Corp. ( RL ) stock plunged on Thursday even as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, driven by broad-based demand and margin expansion across geographies. Revenue rose 14% year over year to $1.72 billion, exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Adjusted earnings were $3.77 per diluted share, beating expectations of...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) -Nutrien ( NTR ), the world's top potash producer, expects increased fertilizer use by North American farmers this fall and a good global potash market in 2026 despite some crop prices at multi-year lows, company executives told analysts on Thursday. We expect to be in a strong market next year, Nutrien ( NTR ) CEO Ken Seitz...

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ( ZBH ) reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.07 per share, up 3% year over year, beating the Street estimates of $1.99. The orthopedic implant maker reported sales of $2.08 billion, up 7% on a reported basis, up 5.4% on a constant currency basis, and 2.8% on an organic constant currency basis, beating the consensus of $2.05 billion....

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...