01:34 PM EDT, 06/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) down 0.4%. In economic news, Redbook US same-store sales rose 5.9% from a year earlier in the week ended June 15 after a 5.5% year-over-year increase in...

June 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge rejected Meta Platforms' ( META ) bid to dismiss a lawsuit by billionaire Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest over scam Facebook advertisements that show him promoting fake cryptocurrency and other fraudulent investments. In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Casey Pitts in San Jose, California said Australia's second-richest person can try to...

01:38 PM EDT, 06/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- RevoluGROUP Canada ( MPSFF ). (REVO.V) said Tuesday board chair Bernard Lonis resigned, effective immediately, due to ongoing health concerns. Lonis initially stepped aside from his duties on May 1 when he was admitted in hospital. Although I am recovering correctly, I am going to listen to this wake up call my body...

June 18 (Reuters) - A spate of political reforms and economic cycles has elevated Argentinian dollar-denominated sovereign bonds and Latin American corporate bonds to rank among key areas of interest, the chief investment officer of emerging markets Americas at UBS Global Wealth Management said. It is a mistake to overlook LatAm, Alejo Czerwonko told the Reuters Global Markets Forum on...