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(Reuters) -Lab equipment maker Waters Corp raised its annual profit forecast on Tuesday, after beating third-quarter profit estimates on improved demand from biotech clients for its tools used in drug development and research.  The Milford, Massachusetts-based company expects annual adjusted profit per share in the range of $13.05 to $13.15, up from its prior forecast …

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By Brendan O’Boyle and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The U.S. is not yet ready to reopen its border to Mexican cattle amid an outbreak of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said, but she is pleased with Mexico’s efforts to contain the pest. Rollins, in Mexico City for meetings with …

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(Reuters) -Defense contractor Leidos Holdings lifted its annual profit forecast on Tuesday, backed by resilient demand for its munitions. Its shares rose about 2.7% before the bell. Leidos and its competitors have benefited from the global rise in defense spending amid the Russia-Ukraine war and unabated tensions in the Middle East. It sees annual diluted …

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By Jorge Silva SERRA PELADA, Brazil (Reuters) -With a voice more youthful than his 72 years would suggest, Lucindo Lima sings about the untold riches he never made in Brazil’s Serra Pelada mine, a site made famous by a 1980s gold rush immortalized by the late photographer Sebastiao Salgado. “Under those mountains all our riches …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -About half of Americans view the large U.S. trade deficit with other countries as an economic emergency, according to a poll released on Tuesday, a day before the Supreme Court is due to consider the legality of sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under a law meant for emergencies. The poll, commissioned …

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