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    Reuters

    Sherwin-Williams misses Q1 profit target as demand in North America drags

    US existing home sales fell in March due to higher mortgage rates and house prices, limiting repair and remodel spend by home buyers who tend to paint before and after the sale of a home. Sales at the Sherwin-Williams's consumer brands segment, which markets and sells paint and related products to the do-it-yourself (DIY) market, fell about 7% to $811 million in the first quarter from a year earlier. The company said weak demand in North America was, however, partially offset by growth in the European markets.

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    The Canadian Press

    Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court

    After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them. Now, Starbucks wants the Supreme Court to curb the government’s power in such cases. On Tuesday, justices are scheduled to hear Starbucks’ case against the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that protects the right of employees to organize. If the court sides with Starbucks, it could make it tougher for the NLRB

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    Bloomberg

    Columbia, Yale Get Tough on Pro-Palestinian Protesters

    (Bloomberg) -- For the students, it was the ultimate betrayal: Their university had called in the cops to arrest them for what they believed was a righteous protest on campus. Most Read from BloombergRay Dalio’s Famous Trade Is Sputtering, Investors BailingTrump Has Only $6.8 Million for Legal Fees With Trial UnderwayZimbabwe’s ZiG Wipes Out 330% Stocks RallyBillionaire Pinaults Fight to Pull Gucci Off the Discount RackApple’s China iPhone Sales Dive 19% in Worst Quarter Since 2020That shock mov

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    Bloomberg

    Miami Airport Bond Rating Raised on Booming Flight Demand

    (Bloomberg) -- Miami International Airport has its credit rating raised one notch to A+ by S&P Global Ratings on Monday, after a population boom fueled demand for flights from South Florida. Most Read from BloombergRay Dalio’s Famous Trade Is Sputtering, Investors BailingTrump Has Only $6.8 Million for Legal Fees With Trial UnderwayZimbabwe’s ZiG Wipes Out 330% Stocks RallyBillionaire Pinaults Fight to Pull Gucci Off the Discount RackApple’s China iPhone Sales Dive 19% in Worst Quarter Since 202