* Walmart ( WMT ) imports 340,000 kilos of Christmas goods, down from 1.9 million kilos in 2022 * Retailers predict smaller sales increase due to stretched consumer budgets * U.S. companies import 22% less Christmas goods by weight compared with 2022 By Richa Naidu, Aishwarya Venugopal, Siddharth Cavale Nov 5 (Reuters) - Santa Claus is not delivering as many...

JAKARTA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Consumer brands including Nestle and Procter & Gamble ( PG ) said they conducted investigations after an environmental group said palm oil sourced from an illegally cleared wildlife reserve in Indonesia may have found its way into their supply chains. Rainforests within the legally protected wildlife reserve had been cleared to make way for palm...

06:42 AM EST, 11/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- GE HealthCare ( GEHC ) said Monday it has partnered with RadNet ( RDNT ) subsidiary DeepHealth for the commercialization and adoption of AI in imaging. The strategic collaboration aims to develop SmartTechnology products that improve imaging workflows, improve clinical interpretation, and boost operational efficiency. By combining GE HealthCare's ( GEHC ) imaging...

06:41 AM EST, 11/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Japanese rate market is less confident that the Bank of Japan will hike the rate again this year, said MUFG. The release of the minutes from the BoJ's latest policy meeting in October was released overnight Sunday and provided no clear indication that it's considering raising rates again as soon as the...