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UK chicken-supply chaos to deprive Britons of KFC for days

Bloomberg Yum! Brands Inc.’s KFC warned that a supply-chain breakdown that has shut more than half of its 900 UK outlets would persist for the rest of the week, continuing to deprive fans of their fried-chicken fix. KFC said it’s working with new logistical partner Deutsche Post AG to solve a problem that began over the weekend, leaving only 430 ...

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Home Depot gets lift from housing boom, hurricane spending

Bloomberg Home Depot Inc. sales got another shot in the arm from the US housing boom last quarter, with an extra boost from hurricane-recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and Southern states. A push by Americans to fix up their properties—using money generated by rising home values—helped lift the retailer’s same-store sales by 7.5 percent. That beat analysts’ prediction of 6.5 ...

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OPEC, non-OPEC allies to discuss long-term cooperation in June: UAE

London / Reuters OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers, including Russia, will discuss extending their cooperation for many more years when they meet in June as they seek to avoid major market shocks, the UAE Minister of Energy and Industry, Suhail Mohammed Faraj Al Mazrouei said. Al Mazrouei, who holds OPEC’s presidency this year, said leaders of the UAE, OPEC’s biggest ...

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