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Coke’s shift to cane sugar would be expensive, hurt US farmers

Coke’s shift to cane sugar would be expensive, hurt US farmers

By Marcelo Teixeira, Karl Plume and Renee Hickman NEW YORK (Reuters) -A possible move by Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) , and other beverage and food industries, to use cane sugar instead of corn syrup as a sweetener would be difficult and expensive to implement, while mostly negative for farmers in the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Coca-Cola had agreed to use cane sugar i ...

2025-07-18 16:55:04
TSMC Taipei shares rise on strong Q2 earnings, robust guidance

TSMC Taipei shares rise on strong Q2 earnings, robust guidance

Investing.com-- Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) (TW:2330) rose on Friday following a robust second-quarter earnings report, underpinned by surging demand for artificial intelligence chips and an upgraded revenue outlook. TSMC on Thursday posted a record quarterly net profit of T$398.3 billion ($13.53 billion) for the April–June period, a 60.7% year-on-year increase and exc ...

2025-07-18 16:51:52
CBS cancels Stephen Colbert’s late-night show, calling decision financial

CBS cancels Stephen Colbert’s late-night show, calling decision financial

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," the most-watched late-night program on U.S. broadcast television and a frequent platform of satire aimed at President Donald Trump, will end its 10-year run on CBS in May 2026, the network said on Thursday. The show will be retired and Colbert will not be replaced. New episodes will air until the end of the broadcast TV ...

2025-07-18 16:48:50
Asia stocks rise; Japan lags on sticky inflation, TSMC brings some cheer

Asia stocks rise; Japan lags on sticky inflation, TSMC brings some cheer

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks rose on Friday tracking overnight strength in Wall Street, although Japanese markets lagged as data showed consumer inflation remained sticky in June, presenting a hawkish outlook for the Bank of Japan. Stellar earnings from chipmaking bellwether TSMC (NYSE:TSM) (TW:2330) also provided limited cheer to the sector, after the firm flagged some concerns over the ...

2025-07-18 16:46:03