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• PepsiCo shares fell 1.91% this week to close at $133.61. • The price drop follows reports of weak demand in North America and pressure on profit margins. • This downward trend suggests sellers currently control the stock's movement within a contained trading range.

• Eurozone headline inflation rose from 2.9% to 3.3% in August, reaching a peak since the onset of the Middle East conflict. • Despite the headline increase, core inflation remained contained, falling back to 2.4% as underlying price pressures stayed surprisingly benign. • Upside risks persist due to potential energy price spikes, drought-related supply chain disruptions, and rising wage growth indicators.

The public health emergencies in 2022 and 2024 saw the virus reported in 145 countries, but in the new cases children appear particularly affectedA fresh outbreak of mpox in Guinea Bissau – the country’s first – means the virus formerly known as monkey pox is back in the headlines. So what has changed?Since 2022, there have been almost 190,000 lab-confirmed cases of mpox reported worldwide in 145 countries. Before then, outbreaks of mpox tended to be relatively small and in a handful of African countries, where the viral infection was known to be endemic. Continue reading...

There is growing confidence that the 20 people diagnosed with the illness have not infected anyone outside the areaHealth officials increasingly believe they have contained the fatal outbreak of meningitis in Kent, with no cases emerging that are not linked to the original cluster of 20.In another boost to efforts to contain the infection, the bug that caused it has been identified as a known strain of meningitis B, the Guardian understands. Continue reading...