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...to Fred’s Inc for $950m, pending regulatory approval, “in response to concerns identified by the FTC” during its review....
...The S&P 500, which had its biggest rally in a month on Wednesday, rose 0.2 per cent to 2,108.86 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2 per cent to 18,039.37....
...(Guardian) Tesla Elon Musk’s car company is expected to unveil a battery for homes that will enable users to store solar energy and lessen reliance on the grid....
...The S&P 500 ended the session flat at 2,039.82, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1 per cent to 17,634.74 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2 per cent to 4,688.54....
...The S&P 500 gained 0.1 per cent to 2,039.33, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.2 per cent to 17,652.79. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.1 per cent to 4,680.14....
...By close the S&P 500 rose 0.3 per cent to 1,992.37, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4 per cent to 17,039.49. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.1 per cent to 4,532.10....
...(Reuters) House of Fraser is in advanced talks to be acquired by Galeries Lafayette, the French department store chain....
...NEWS US DoJ accuses S&P of $5bn fraud: Standard & Poor’s has been accused by the US justice department of defrauding investors in mortgage-related securities out of at least $5bn by issuing inflated ratings...
...(2001), even Fred Flintstone (a role that makes him wince on mention), Goodman is a combustible mix of aspiring hero and frustrated ordinariness....
...… Private Business Woman of the Year Award sponsored by PwC Winner: Chrissie Rucker of The White Company; also shortlisted: Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne of Genius Foods, Thea Green of Nails Inc, Sam Smith...
...Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.9 per cent to 4,039.52. Banks, resources and energy helped lift stocks in the Philippines....
...It’ s a lovely, sunny day here and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is bedecked in its usual Apple livery for the launch of the next iPad....
...The S&P 500 technology index was lifted for much of the day by Hewlett-Packard raising its forecast for 2011 but it ended the day flat....
...It is currently the fourth-biggest, behind Asda, Primark and M&S....
...“It was official, but we were protesting as much as anything,” recalls Fred Bentley, a lawyer, who was already 56 when he wrote the ordinance....
...Royal Bank of Scotland is off by a quarter since we dubbed Sir Fred, your friend Philip from British Home Stores seemed to go straight from palace to profit warning, and, while Sir Martin was honoured at...
...areas of Louisiana and Mississippi....
...“Closure of refineries…is already raising gasoline prices significantly and is having an effect on jet fuel, as well,” S&P said....
...In the 1990s, Yucaipa was one of the main players in the reshaping of the industry when it sold Fred Meyer to Kroger....
...Morgan Securities Roger Altman, Co-Founder and Chairman, Evercore Partners, Inc. Omar S....
...The S&P 500 index added 0.2 per cent to 1,107.77 on Friday and was 0.9 per cent higher for the week....
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