Tag: Farming

How Starbucks Lost the Top Spot in China’s Coffee Race
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How Starbucks Lost the Top Spot in China’s Coffee Race

Listen to article(2 minutes)Starbucks is losing its prime spot among chains racing to meet China’s growing thirst for coffee.Luckin Coffee has surpassed Starbucks as China’s biggest coffee chain by sales and units, company reports show, a comeback for the Chinese company after an accounting scandal that stalled its growth.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Health Care Roundup: Market Talk
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Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

Updated Nov. 14, 2023 5:07 pm ETThe latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET.1155 ET – Canopy Growth has been blowing through far less cash after exiting its BioSteel business, but John Zamparo of CIBC says debt still weighs heavily on the cannabis company. In a report, the analyst says even by approaching positive Ebitda territory early next year, the improvement doesn’t address Canopy’s large and growing debt load. “Even if Canopy manages a 5% Ebitda margin, that still implies an annual free cash flow loss of more than $75 million because of interest charges,” he says. Instead, Zamparo thinks that only an equity issuance over the next few years can help solve the issue, “and recent examples of thi...
As Chinese Tastes Change, Farmers Everywhere Rip Up and Replant
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As Chinese Tastes Change, Farmers Everywhere Rip Up and Replant

By Jon Emont and Trang Bui Updated Nov. 11, 2023 12:12 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)EA YONG, Vietnam—In the verdant highlands of central Vietnam, warehouses the size of airplane hangars dominate small farming towns, bristling with mounds of tropical fruit. The bounty is destined for a colossal market: China.  Farmers are felling coffee trees traditionally grown in this cool hilly region to plant spiky durians, pungent fruits that have become wildly popular in China. They are reaping the windfall to buy new irrigation systems, pay off loans and build shiny marble facades to their homes. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Health Care Roundup: Market Talk
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Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

Updated Nov. 9, 2023 4:58 pm ETThe latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET.1605 ET – US stocks close lower, snapping the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes’ longest winning streak in two years. Treasury yields and oil prices recovered some of their recent losses and the dollar strengthened. Chair Powell says the Fed doesn’t want to raise rates too high. Seed and pesticides maker Corteva slides 8% following Wednesday’s announcement it was closing one of its chemical facilities and halting operations in others to cut costs. Becton Dickinson falls 9% after the medical-device maker reported 2024 sales and earnings outlook that were below analysts’ expectations. DJIA loses 221 points to finish at 33892, whi...
Beiersdorf Upgrades Sales Guidance on Strong Performance
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Beiersdorf Upgrades Sales Guidance on Strong Performance

Beiersdorf upgraded its sales guidance for the full year after recording a strong performance in the first nine months.The German personal-care company said Wednesday that it now expects organic sales growth to be low double-digit range. It had previously forecast growth in the high single-digit to low double-digit range.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Orange Juice Prices Are at Record Highs—and Could Keep Climbing
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Orange Juice Prices Are at Record Highs—and Could Keep Climbing

Al Underwood used to drink a glass of orange juice almost every day with his breakfast at a nearby diner before the pandemic. After the price shot up to about $3 a glass last year, he cut back to once or twice a week. “Now it’s like, ‘forget the orange juice.’ That money will go toward the tip,” said Underwood, a 69-year-old optical wholesaler from Ridgeland, Miss. “Some things you just don’t need like you used to because prices are up.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8