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Sukiya, a leading beef bowl food chain in Japan, said it is shutting down almost all of its about 2,000 outlets across the ...

It's the second large deal in the sector in less than a week, with QXO Inc. announcing on Thursday that it was buying Beacon ...

Shingles (herpes zoster) is caused by the reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, called the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). After chickenpox symptoms clear, VZV doesn't disappear but ...

Building-products distributor QXO QXO3.81%increase; green up pointing triangle has signed a deal for Beacon Roofing Supply BECN 0.02%increase; green up pointing triangle after months of trying to ...

Beacon Roofing Supply and QXO have launched discussions about a potential combination in which Brad Jacobs’ company would acquire Beacon for around $7.7 billion. The two sides said Monday that ...

TOKYO, March 6 — The Japanese government plans to invite to Japan this summer stateless people born to Japanese nationals and left in the Philippines after World War II, to coincide with the ...