Stephan's Thursday Picks

• Canada's inflation rate quickens to 2.4% ahead of BoC rate decision (Globe and Mail)
• US government shutdown delays Unilever's Magnum ice cream spin-off (Reuters)
• Food inflation is going up. And there's nothing anyone can do about it (Globe and Mail)
• Reckitt Benckiser logs higher sales as consumers spend on self care (WSJ)
• Walmart reorganizes merchandising team, with focus on technology (Bloomberg)