Tyson Foods beats quarterly results on strong demand for beef, pork By Reuters

(Reuters) -Tyson Foods beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, as lower costs and strong demand for its pork and beef products helped offset slowdown in the chicken segment, sending its shares up 6% before the bell. More people are cooking at home rather than dining out due to higher food prices, which is helping Tyson Foods (NYSE:) that has been enjoying a rebound in demand for pork

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Home Depot raises annual same-store sales forecast By Reuters

(Reuters) -Home Depot raised its annual same-store sales forecast on Tuesday, betting on resilient demand from professional contractors to offset weak spending on bigger projects such as kitchen renovations. The top U.S. home improvement retailer’s shares, up 18% this year, rose 2% in premarket trading as it posted a smaller-than-expected drop in third-quarter comparable sales. “As weather normalized, we saw better engagement across seasonal goods and certain outdoor projects as

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COMAC says Air China is the first customer for C929 widebody jet By Reuters

ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) -COMAC said on Tuesday that Air China (OTC:) was the first customer for the Chinese planemaker’s C929 widebody aircraft under development that is designed to compete with twin-aisle models from Airbus and Boeing (NYSE:). COMAC’s deputy director of marketing, Liu Yan, made the announcement at China’s biggest air show in Zhuhai. Liu did not disclose the number of aircraft that Beijing-based Air China would purchase or planned

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Nissan shares jump more than 20% after activist Effissimo takes stake By Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan (OTC:) Motor shares jumped as much as 20.6% on Tuesday after a filing showed an entity related to activist investor Effissimo Capital Management had taken a stake in the struggling Japanese automaker. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Nissan listed Cayman Islands-registered ECM Master Fund as a shareholder with a 2.5%stake as of end-September. ECM Master Fund is affiliated with Effissimo, according to SEC filings. Source

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