Category: Middle
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Oil edges higher on renewed Middle East tensions, Saudi price hikes (NYSEARCA:USO)
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Slavko Sereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil recovered part of the heavy losses incurred last week, with the Middle East risk premium returning to the market as Israel prepares to launch a military attack on the city of Rafah, located in the far south of the Gaza Strip, where hundreds…
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McDonald’s Faces Profit Disappointment Amidst Cost-Conscious Consumers and Middle East Conflict
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McDonald’s, the American fast food giant, finds itself facing profit setbacks, with CEO Chris Kempczinski stressing growing financial caution among consumers and the repercussions of the conflict in the Middle East on its global operations. In the latest quarter, McDonald’s reported modest 1.9 percent growth in comparable sales, below Wall…