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...Apparel and footwear company VF Corporation also reports results once markets in New York close....
...Kohl’s, another campaign target, declined to comment. According to Remake chief executive Ayesha Barenblat, the payment delays show that many fashion companies have grown by exploiting workers....
...A lack of diverse viewpoints is a key flaw of the corporation....
...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....
...P 500 up +1.36% at 1,675 Bovespa up +2.51% at 46,626 Asia Nikkei 225 up +0.23% at 14,506 Topix up +0.60% at 1,202 Hang Seng down -0.75% at 21,277 Shanghai Composite down -1.62% at 2,039 MSCI Asia ex-Japan...
...(Financial Times) OVERNIGHT MARKETS: DOWN Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -21.61 (-0.17%) at 12,327 Topix down -1.48 (-0.14%) at 1,039 Hang Seng down -29.44 (-0.13%) at 23,061 US markets S&P 500 up +5.04...
...The S&P 500 closed fractionally up at 1,402.80, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.1 per cent to 13,165.19 and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite index went up 0.3 per cent to 3,018.64....
...JC Penney shares fell 3.7 per cent to $21.88, and Kohl’s Corporation shares also fell 2.5 per cent to $44.26. Lowe’s stock dropped 3.5 per cent to $27.62 and Home Depot shed 2.6 per cent to $51.65....
...Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.6 per cent to 19,039.15 while China’s Shanghai Composite index gained 1.1 per cent to 2,373.31....
...Mosaic ended the week up 3.8 per cent to $51.78 and Potash Corporation up 4 per cent to $42.29....
...Citigroup agreed to buy most of its assets and liabilities in a deal brokered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation....
...The Nikkei 225 average closed 0.2 per cent lower at 13,039.69 and the broader Topix index ended 0.4 per cent lower at 1,285.91....
...Lower down the market, the FTSE 250 advanced 150.2 points, or 1.4 per cent, to 11,039.5. Housebuilders recovered some lost ground....
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