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Rural Mainstreet Index falls as farm costs climb

Economic conditions across the rural Midwest weakened in October, with the Rural Mainstreet Index falling to 42.5, its lowest reading since July. Any reading below 50 indicates economic contraction. The monthly survey of rural bank CEOs across 10 agriculture- and energy-dependent states showed the...

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Pluxee reports fiscal-year 2026 earnings above expectations, sees 2027 as ‘transition year’

Oct 29 (Reuters) French employee benefits company Pluxee on Thursday delivered earnings for the fiscal year 2026 above market expectations, and said that fiscal year ‌2027 would be a transition year for the group as Brazil s meal-voucher reform weighs on earnings. The company s sales for the year...

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