Tuesday, March 27, 2018
UPDATE 1-Nestle's Milkybar targets healthy sweet spot with designer sugar
* GRAPHIC: Global sugar industry feels the pain http://tmsnrt.rs/2DIcmEG (Adds share price, link to Reuters TV item)
BRIEF-Partnership with Amazon "profitable" deal for Monoprix - Monoprix CEO
March 27 (Reuters) - Casino's Monoprix CEO Regis Schultz tells a conference call:
UPDATE 2-U.S. Republicans press for F-35 fighter jet sales to Taiwan amid China threat
* Two senators push for sale of advanced jets to self-ruled Taiwan
Bitcoin Energy Consumption: An Inside Look
What’s the physical cost of a digital currency? The amount of energy that Bitcoin mining consumes is about the same amount as some medium-sized countries – and that will only increase. Take a look behind the scenes of one Bitcoin mining operation that is optimizing its energy costs through the science of immersion cooling. This video is part of the 3M documentary series, Data Driven, exploring the future of sustainability and data. Watch “Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.†Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.
Trailer: Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.
What is the future of the cloud? Take an inside look at the rise of our data driven world and the environmental impact of the energy consumption that data centers have today. Explore the science and technology that will sustain our expanding digital landscape into the future. A short documentary from 3M on the future of data centers, featuring industry leaders, engineers and sustainability experts. Hear from the Open Compute Project, Datacenter Dynamics, Allied Control and others about the scale of the challenge and the potential for transformational change through new energy efficient technologies such as immersion cooling. Explore this topic further at 3m.com/datadrivenlife Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.
Smart Farming: Data Enabling the Future of Agriculture
How will we double food production by 2050 with less land every year? Data and analytics have many benefits in our world today, and agriculture has more data than almost any other industry. This short film explores how farmers around the world are using data to increase food production and meet the ever-growing demand. This video is part of the 3M documentary series, Data Driven, exploring the future of sustainability and data. Watch “Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.†Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.
Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.
What is the future of the cloud? Take an inside look at the rise of our data driven world and the environmental impact of the energy consumption that data centers have today. Explore the science and technology that will sustain our expanding digital landscape into the future. A short documentary from 3M on the future of data centers, featuring industry leaders, engineers and sustainability experts. Hear from the Open Compute Project, Datacenter Dynamics, Allied Control and others about the scale of the challenge and the potential for transformational change through new energy efficient technologies such as immersion cooling. Explore this topic further at 3m.com/datadrivenlife Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.
Premarket: 6 things to know before the bell
Here's what you need to know about the markets before you start your business day.
Trade fears ease; Big pharma deal; Facebook under scrutiny
1. Trade fears ease: Global markets were firmly higher following signs that the United States and China were pulling back from the brink of a potential trade war.
Austin Bombing Suspect’s Housemate Called a Person of Interest
The house where Mark Conditt lived with two other men in Pflugerville, Tex. The authorities believe he built bombs there. 
DealBook: Citigroup Acted. Now, Two New Ideas on How Banks Can Limit Gun Sales.
A gun shop in Virginia. Asked about the response to Citibank’s new restrictions on gun sales by its retail clients, the chief executive, Michael Corbat, said, “The positives have significantly outweighed the negatives.” 
She Survived the Holocaust, to Die in a 2018 Hate Crime
An apartment block on Monday in the 11th Arrondissement of Paris, where the killing of Mireille Knoll took place. 
How an Outraged Europe Agreed to a Hard Line on Putin
Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain, center, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, right, and President Emmanuel Macron of France, meeting last week in Brussels. 
Trapped in Russian Mall Fire, Children Said Farewell by Phone
A makeshift memorial to the victims of the fire. 
Despite Concerns, Census Will Ask Respondents if They Are U.S. Citizens
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross made the decision to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census forms, citing the need to measure the portion of the population eligible to vote. 
Trump Can’t Stop Tweeting, but Goes Silent on Stormy Daniels
President Trump returned to Washington on Sunday after spending the weekend in Florida. 
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Hello, Generation Putin
President Vladimir Putin of Russia speaking at a youth forum in Moscow this month. 
WRAPUP 3-U.S. seeks China trade moves on autos, financials, chips -source
WASHINGTON/BEIJING March 26 (Reuters) - Top Trump administration officials are asking China to cut tariffs on imported cars, allow foreign majority ownership of financial services firms and buy more U.S.-made semiconductors in negotiations to avoid plans to slap tariffs on a host of Chinese goods and a potential trade war.
UPDATE 2-Akzo Nobel sells chemicals business to Carlyle for 10.1 billion euros
* Carlyle commits to keep chemicals HQ in Netherlands (Updates with details, analyst comment, quotes.)
Heineken pulls 'Sometimes lighter is better' ad after racism claims
Heineken said Monday it has pulled an ad with the tagline "Sometimes lighter is better" after critics slammed it as racist.
UPDATE 1-In China payment war, Walmart places bet on Tencent
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, March 27 (Reuters) - Walmart Inc has placed a bet on Tencent Holdings Ltd's mobile payment system, giving the tech giant a boost in its battle with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for pole position in China's fast-growing payments market.
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