(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it would give merchants free software for managing shoppers’ orders on and off its platform, as the retailer extends its e-commerce reach. The company is ending monthly fees of Veeqo, a shipping software firm it recently bought, for sellers including when they fulfill orders via rival platforms like… Continue reading Amazon hands out shipping software to merchants, including on rival sites
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Gold ticks up as dip in U.S. yields loosens dollar’s grip
By Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) – Gold rose slightly on Monday as a retreat in U.S. Treasury yields offset headwinds from a relatively firm dollar, which, along with looming interest rate hikes, earlier pushed bullion to a more than three-and-a-half-month low. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,817.12 per ounce by 1:52 p.m. ET (1752 GMT), after… Continue reading Gold ticks up as dip in U.S. yields loosens dollar’s grip
Wall Street rallies, weekly losing streak continues
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street surged on Friday to end higher, closing the book on a week of wild market gyrations as relief at signs of peaking inflation vied with fears that policy tightening by the Federal Reserve could tilt the economy into recession. Gains were led by a rebound in… Continue reading Wall Street rallies, weekly losing streak continues
Oil jumps 4% as U.S. gasoline prices hit record high
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 4% on Friday as U.S. gasoline prices jumped to a record high, China looked ready to ease pandemic restrictions and investors worried supplies will tighten if the European Union bans Russian oil. Brent futures rose $4.10, or 3.8%, to settle at $111.55 a barrel. U.S.… Continue reading Oil jumps 4% as U.S. gasoline prices hit record high
Abbott says shipped millions of cans of infant formula from Ireland
(Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories said on Friday it has air shipped millions of cans of infant formula powder into the United States from its facility in Ireland to address shortages here as it tries to reopen its Michigan manufacturing plant. The company said in a blog https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/nutrition-health-and-wellness/abbott-update-on-powder-formula-recall.html it was shipping infant formula produced at its Cootehill,… Continue reading Abbott says shipped millions of cans of infant formula from Ireland