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Capcom president says Nintendo Switch 2 response was better than the company expected

Capcom president says Nintendo Switch 2 response was better than the company expected

In a new interview, Capcom president and Haruhiro Tsujimoto shared some brief thoughts about Nintendo Switch 2, commenting that the response to the system was better than the company anticipated. Tsujimoto remarks were interesting as they came about somewhat unprompted. He was recently asked about Monster Hunter Wilds and the game’s sales. While that title has sold ten million units, …

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Massive Recall Doesn’t Affect 15% Leap in Company Share Price

Massive Recall Doesn’t Affect 15% Leap in Company Share Price

The stock price of a company that is in the middle of a major recall still managed to see a 15% gain by the time the market closed Friday. That recall has been issued for nearly 760,000 power tools following reports of explosions and fire hazards. The move is one to watch because some companies in the power washer market …

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Hundreds at Voice of America and parent company to lose jobs – DW – 08/31/2025

Hundreds at Voice of America and parent company to lose jobs – DW – 08/31/2025

More than 500 employees at the agency that runs Voice of America (VOA) and other US government-funded international broadcasters will lose their jobs, a Trump administration official announced. Kari Lake, the acting CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), took to the X social media platform to announce further job cuts for VOA. “The US Agency for Global …

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M&A News: Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Is Now a Private Company

M&A News: Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Is Now a Private Company

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is now a private company after Sycamore Partners officially completed its purchase of the 124-year-old pharmacy chain. As part of this deal, Walgreens will no longer operate as a vertically integrated business on the Nasdaq (NDAQ). Instead, the company’s various segments — including Walgreens, The Boots Group, Shields Health Solutions, CareCentrix, and VillageMD — will now …

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Company Gave Employees Afternoon Off for Taylor Swift Engagement

Company Gave Employees Afternoon Off for Taylor Swift Engagement

A tax preparation company in Kansas City knew employees weren’t going to get much work done after news of the local equivalent of a royal engagement dropped. H&R Block said it gave its employees the afternoon off on Tuesday, when Taylor Swift announced her engagement to Travis Kelce. The company posted an email from its chief people and culture officer, Tiffany Monroe, …

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Trump’s Media Company Launches New Business to Buy Billions in Niche Crypto Coin – The Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Media Company Launches New Business to Buy Billions in Niche Crypto Coin  The Wall Street Journal Trump Media, Crypto.com launch new crypto treasury firm via SPAC deal  Reuters Trump media group in $6bn deal to buy Crypto.com tokens  Financial Times Trump media firm raises $6.4 billion to invest in Crypto.com’s digital token, deal includes purchase of Trump stock  Fortune Here’s the latest reason …

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Lilly's oral GLP-1, orforglipron, is successful in third Phase 3 trial, triggering global regulatory submissions this year for the treatment of obesity – Eli Lilly and Company

Lilly’s oral GLP-1, orforglipron, is successful in third Phase 3 trial, triggering global regulatory submissions this year for the treatment of obesity  Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly’s weight loss pill orforglipron clears its latest trial, paving way for approval  CNBC Eli Lilly Ready to Seek Obesity Pill Green Light After Study Hits Goals  The Wall Street Journal Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill meets …

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Peet’s Coffee parent company sold for $18 billion to Keurig Dr. Pepper

Peet’s Coffee parent company sold for  billion to Keurig Dr. Pepper

A new coffee giant could be brewing. The American beverage firm Keurig Dr. Pepper plans to buy JDE Peet’s, the European parent company of California’s gourmet coffee trailblazer, Peet’s Coffee, in an all-cash transaction worth about $18 billion. Keurig Dr. Pepper will be split into two independent companies, one of which will focus on coffee, according to a Monday release. …

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Jacksonville seafood company recalls frozen raw shrimp over possible radioactive contamination

Jacksonville seafood company recalls frozen raw shrimp over possible radioactive contamination

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville seafood company voluntarily recalled a frozen raw shrimp product over possible radioactive contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Beaver Street Fisheries, located on W Beaver Street, announced on Friday that it would recall a limited quantity of Great Value Frozen Raw Shrimp EZ-Peel & Deveined Tail-On 21-25 per pounds as a precautionary …

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