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Cherry or tabasco? Perfumers test weight-loss drug users' appetite for food-inspired scents

Cherry or tabasco? Perfumers test weight-loss drug users' appetite for food-inspired scents

By Alexander Marrow and Denis Balibouse LONDON/VERSOIX, Switzerland, Oct 19 (Reuters) - From cherry and banoffee pie to tabasco and…

October 19, 2026

Chocolate maker Lindt says CEO Lechner to leave, taps former boss for interim role

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Lindt & Sprüngli said on Monday that Chief Executive Adalbert Lechner was leaving the chocolate maker, with…

October 19, 2026

UBS capital rules have Swiss stuck between a rock and a hard place

By Dave Graham and Ariane Luthi ZURICH, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers face a quandary as they craft new…

October 19, 2026

Analysis-Africa's minerals value-add drive interests investors but faces energy hurdle

By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo CAPE TOWN, Oct 19 (Reuters) - As African nations push miners to build refineries and smelters at…

October 19, 2026

'Panic' selling hits Indonesian markets on MSCI expulsion threat

By Ankur Banerjee and Stefanno Sulaiman SINGAPORE/JAKARTA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Indonesian stocks slid to a six-year low on Monday…

October 19, 2026

UBS capital rules have Swiss stuck between a rock and a hard place

By Dave Graham and Ariane Luthi ZURICH, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers face a quandary as they craft new…

October 19, 2026

Morning Bid: Markets left to figure out sanctions

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. So oil slips on the chance…

October 19, 2026

Analysis-Global food inflation is expected to intensify as supply shocks pile up

By Naveen Thukral and Bernadette Christina SINGAPORE/JAKARTA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Muhamad Yasin, a 63-year-old parking attendant in central Jakarta,…

October 19, 2026

China's economy picks up pace in Q3 as exports power uneven recovery

By Kevin Yao, Ellen Zhang and Yukun Zhang BEIJING, Oct 19 (Reuters) - China's economy grew faster than expected in…

October 19, 2026

China's economic growth picks up in third quarter, beating expectations

BEIJING, Oct 19 (Reuters) - China's economic growth rebounded to 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, beating expectations and easing…

October 19, 2026