MOSCOW (Reuters) - A potential deal to ease restrictions on Russia's access to international agricultural markets, touted by Washington and Moscow as a boon for global food security, is unlikely to have much immediate impact, analysts and industry sources said on Wednesday. But the U.S.-brokered agreement, if it happens, could advance President Vladimir Putin's longer-term ambitions of positioning Russia as...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walmart ( WMT ) will be skipping eggs in its Easter meal offer this year, the U.S. retail giant said on Wednesday, in the midst of shortages and sky-high prices spiked by the bird flu outbreak among poultry. Walmart's ( WMT ) Easter 2025 promotion features a meal kit with nine ingredients, including ham, russet potatoes,...

March 26 (Reuters) - PAI Partners and Bain Capital are among the buyout firms considering bidding for Nestle's water business, which could be valued at about 5 billion euros ($5.38 billion) or more in a deal, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Clayton Dubilier & Rice and KKR have also been studying the business, Bloomberg News said, citing people familiar with...

01:45 PM EDT, 03/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European Union Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic told other officials he expects tariffs to be levied by US President Donald Trump will be in the realm of 20% on imports from the EU, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market...