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...These factors mean that what was supposed to be a V-shaped trajectory in AxJ would look more U-shaped....
...AstraZeneca Plc has made a preliminary approach to rival drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc. about a potential merger, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the biggest health-care deal...
...We think Airbus would be best-positioned to benefit from a V-shaped recovery in 2021....
...The Covid-19 vaccine(s) will prove a shot in the arm for both the UK economy and its peers....
...A reform of US corporation tax would reduce the competitive advantage of the UK’s present corporation tax policy....
...his two home cities, where he tipped the porters generously, proclaiming a belief in redistribution....
...Mr Ellison had been a contender for the top spot at Home Depot having spent 12 years at the company, but lost out to Craig Menear, another veteran at the company....
...(Bloomberg) GM “must turn over documents related to its subprime auto-lending under a subpoena issued by the U.S....
...(Details here) Markets: Asia-Pacific bourses were on the ascent after a dovish outlook from the Federal Reserve propelled the S&P 500 to a fresh record high, jumping 0.8 per cent to 1,956.98....
...US: Dell, Home Depot, JC Penney. “The Justice Department is investigating whether J.P....
...Companies including Home Depot, Time Warner, General Electric and 3M bought back a combined $118bn worth of stock last month, double the amount purchased in the same period of 2012, according to data compiled...
...(Financial Times) (NYT) “A U.S. regulator filed lawsuits against Morgan Stanley and eight other banks over the sale of nearly $2.4 billion in mortgage-backed securities to two credit unions that later failed...
...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....
...HTC is partnering with Nvidia for the first time – using its Tegra 3 quad-core processor in its One X smartphone (it also unveiled a slimmer dual-core One S and a cheaper One V)....
...Home improvement retailers were boosted, with Masco rising 8.9 per cent to $9.82 and Home Depot adding 4.3 per cent to $41.93....
...Home Depot was the standout performer in the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones....
...Home Depot was down 0.5 per cent to $38.07 despite beating analyst expectations with earnings per share of 60 cents....
...Though the U.S....
...Home Depot reported that profits had risen by 71 per cent in the fourth quarter....
...Kingfisher to double polish stores to woo decorative consumers Kingfisher, Europe’s largest home-improvement retailer, plans to double the number of Castorama stores in Poland and convert Brico Depot trade...
...By 2006, signs of strain were appearing: U.S. home sales had peaked in mid-2005, and home price appreciation had stopped....
...All 10 main sectors of the S&P 500 rose, with seven rising more than 1 per cent. Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan said it had rejected a $39bn offer from BHP Billiton ....
...Home Depot beat estimates but still posting a deflationary 9.1% sales plunge after Lowe’s announced a 9.5% slide in same-store receipts....
...Home Depot boosted the consumer sector after it said profits may be flat this year, having previously forecast a 7 per cent decline....
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