Friday, November 4, 2016

PepsiCo pledges to slash calories in two-thirds of beverages by 2025 and other top stories.

  • PepsiCo pledges to slash calories in two-thirds of beverages by 2025

    PepsiCo pledges to slash calories in two-thirds of beverages by 2025
    "The consumer can't tell the difference, and that's the greatest thing about all of the R&D work, which is now yielding results," she said. The CEO also spoke about ongoing efforts to reduce sodium in products, including snacks sold by the Frito-Lay division. "By applying the seasoning differently, we can actually still make it a salty snack, but with lower sodium levels, and that's what we have managed to do with… our products in countries like the U.K. and China, where we've reduced sal..
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  • Tesla, Panasonic agree to make solar cells in Buffalo

    Tesla, Panasonic agree to make solar cells in Buffalo
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  • Personal finance: Questions linger for Clinton, Trump on retirement issues

    Personal finance: Questions linger for Clinton, Trump on retirement issues
    One major hushed topic: a looming retirement crisis with 74 million baby boomers retiring, Social Security in sorry shape and half of people near retirement with only $104,000 or less in retirement savings. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a person with $104,000 would be able to devote about $350 a month toward everything from food to electricity in retirement.Both Clinton and Trump have said they are committed to making sure Social Security remains there for you, but ques..
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  • Hoboken Terminal to return to full service after train crash

    Hoboken Terminal to return to full service after train crash
    Story highlightsTrain crashed into a station in Hoboken, killing one person and injuring more than 100The cause of the fatal crash remains under federal investigationDuring the height of rush hour on September 29, the train had hurtled past its stopping point at the Hoboken station and rammed through a passenger concourse, killing a woman waiting on the platform and injuring more than 100 others.Weeks after the incident, the station is still undergoing repairs. Some of the pathways have been rec..
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  • Japan Set to Raise $4 Billion From IPO of JR Kyushu Railway

    TOKYO รข€” The Japanese government will raise 416 billion yen ($4 billion) from the initial public offering of 160 million shares of Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, the latest in the privatization of this nation's prized train operations.The initial price is 2,600 yen ($24) a share, the company said Monday, the highest in the range initially announced as from 2,400 yen ($23).The move is part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" revival program. Hopes are high that Japanese people, who t..
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  • This Chinese Company's IPO Could Be the Biggest in the US This Year

    This Chinese Company's IPO Could Be the Biggest in the US This Year
    Logistics company ZTO Express has set terms for what could be the largest U.S. initial public offering this year and also the biggest by a Chinese company after the $25 billion IPO of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group baba in 2014. ZTO’s IPO later this month, which could raise as much as $1.5 billion, is the latest example of a Chinese company seeking to capitalize on its growth prospects to lure Western investors, while also avoiding the red tape associated with launching IPOs in mainland ..
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  • Clinton moves to 15-point lead over Trump in new CNU survey

    Democrat Hillary Clinton has opened a 15-point lead over Republican Donald Trump in Virginia among likely voters following release of the 2005 tape in which Trump bragged about groping women, according to a new tracking survey by Christopher Newport University. In a CNU survey out Sunday, Clinton leads statewide among likely voters with 44 percent to 29 percent for Trump, 11 percent for Libertarian Gary Johnson, 3 percent for independent Evan McMullin and 2 percent for Green Party nominee Jil..
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  • Asian shares mixed in narrow trading amid wait for Fed hike

    Asian shares mixed in narrow trading amid wait for Fed hike
    FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, American flags fly in front of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks are falling early Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, and following global markets lower after a steep drop in China’s exports, a troubling sign for the second-largest economy in the world. Banks and mining companies are taking some of the largest losses. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Monday, trading within a narrow ran..
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  • China's Crown Affair Puts Pressure on Casinos Everywhere

    China's Crown Affair Puts Pressure on Casinos Everywhere
    The world’s casinos need China’s money. They just have to be very coy about asking for it. China’s authorities said Sunday they detained employees of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts for suspicion of “gambling crimes.” Casinos are illegal in mainland China, and so is directly recruiting gamblers to venture abroad—even though they do it in droves. Among the 18 people being questioned is Jason O’Connor, head of Crown’s...
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  • Wells Fargo's Lack of New Leadership Casts Doubt Over Its Plan for Change

    Wells Fargo's Lack of New Leadership Casts Doubt Over Its Plan for Change
    Wells Fargo’s wfc decision not to introduce new names onto its board or into the ranks of its senior management in the wake of a sales scandal has raised questions about whether it can truly fix the culture which caused its problems. The United States’ third-largest bank by assets has been plunged into crisis by revelations that its branch staff created as many as 2 million accounts without customers’ knowledge in order to meet internal sales targets. John Stumpf, the bank’s chairman and..
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Tesla planning two product events in October .$3b drive to end diseases apt to tap Boston area's talent .
Target takes Manhattan with pint-sized New York City store .33 Injured, 4 Serious in New Hyde Park LIRR Derailment .

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