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...Germany’s Metro also recently opened its first two My Mart convenience stores in the city. Domestic entrants are even more aggressive....
...Microsoft (Technology) 2. Facebook (Technology) 3. Tesla Motors (Automotive) 4. Alphabet [Google] (Technology) 5. Procter & Gamble (Consumer Goods) 6. Apple (Technology) 7....
...BP leads bids for new Gulf of Mexico leases BP is on track to win 11 new leases for oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, in a sign of its commitment to the region in spite of the huge cost of last year...
...Wal-Mart may open India retail stores Wal-Mart and Carrefour may gain access to the retail market of the world’s second most-populous country after an Indian government panel was said to have recommended...
...In spite of trading ex-dividend, BP added 1.2 per cent to 565p on news it had stopped one of three leaks from its well in the Gulf of Mexico....
...The yield on the 10-year Treasury dipped 2 bp to 2.77 per cent....
...The cost of boiling water means that one rupee buys 2.5 litres. For those who can afford bottled water, one rupee buys 0.3 litres....
...Serving the media This metric scores an average of 16.2, against 19.8 for investors and 19 for customers....
...Last year, Intel joined forces with companies such as Wal-Mart, the US retailer, and BP, the UK oil group, to launch a plan to provide digital health records for employees....
...Having climbed as high as 2,834, the Nasdaq Composite fell as much as 2.7 per cent from this level to close 1.4 per cent lower on the day at 2,772.20. The S&P 500 was 0.5 per cent lower....
...A profit warning from Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, prompted concerns that US consumer spending might slow. The S&P closed 1.8 per cent lower at 1,426.54....
...Last year, Koc pushed earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation to $2.7bn, up from $1.5bn in 2005. Sales grew strongly from $18.1bn the previous year....
...BP, the oil giant, fell 1.8 per cent to 651p after the stock traded without further rights to its latest dividend payment. Miner Rio Tinto, down 1.8 per cent to £28.75, also went ex-dividend....
...In response, Mr David points to negative headlines about BP’s environmental and safety violations....
...So it is rather surprising to see Wal-Mart, often a target of criticism, ranked at number two in terms of community commitment and to see the oil companies BP and Royal Dutch/Shell ranked at fifth and ninth...
...The mid cap FTSE 250 index fell 11.5 points or 0.2 per cent to 7,837.6. Volume was 2.9bn shares....
...in cash as well as free medicine Bank of Montreal: C$440,000 Bank of Nova Scotia: C$250,000 Bayer: $2m in cash and product donations Bear Stearns: $250,000 and matched contributions up to $500,000 BP...
...No one wants to sell a commodity and compete against Wal-Mart.?...
...Vodafone, BP and HSBC also saw higher-than-usual daily trading volumes as passive funds sold to adjust for Shell, which will account for around 8.2 per cent of the FTSE All-Share....
...Wal-Mart, the US retail group, tops the sales list followed by BP, the energy company....
...BP put on 2.1 per cent through the week to 551½p, Shell was up 1.4 per cent at 421p, BG Group rose 0.9 per cent to 377¼p and Cairn Energy added 4.1 per cent to £15.20....
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