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  • Reuters

    Futures inch higher in run-up to corporate earnings

    Most megacap growth stocks, including Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Tesla, edged up between 0.4% and 1.1% in premarket trading. The tech majors are scheduled to report their quarterly numbers this week, with Tesla kicking off the cycle after markets close.

  • The Guardian

    ‘Workers end up paying the price’: laborers call for safer building sites

    Falls, slips and trips accounted for 865 worker fatalities in 2022 – more than 400 of whom worked in construction

  • Reuters

    PepsiCo beats quarterly revenue estimates on price hikes, steady demand

    PepsiCo beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue on Tuesday as demand held steady for the soda and snacks giant's Tropicana juices and Cheetos in its international markets. Consumers have remained resilient and shelled out money for PepsiCo's Lays chips and 7UP products across the company's international markets, helping offset a slowdown witnessed in its major market United States. Several rounds of price hikes in the U.S. have led consumers in the region to push back on the company's sodas and juices as sticky inflation makes customers cautious with their spending.