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...Schwarzman (Forum Chairman), Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Blackstone Paul Atkins, CEO, Patomak Global Partners, LLC, Former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Mary Barra, Chairman...
...The office will also be near two of Gogo’s key partners – Boeing and United Continental....
...(Financial Times) Citic “has bought a stake in U.S. brokerage firm BTIG LLC, the company’s latest move to grow outside of China through buying a holding in a Western investment firm....
...In corporate news, Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said it would create more than 22,000 jobs this year in new or expanded US stores. Wal-Mart shares were flat at $50.87....
...Procter & Gamble gave consumer companies a much needed boost amid falling retail sales numbers and and negative words on the economy from Mike Duke, Wal-Mart’s chief executive, after the company raised its...
...In August, the Pritzkers sold a $1bn minority stake in Hyatt to Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Madrone Capital Partners, an investment vehicle of Rob Walton, chairman of Wal-Mart....
...Wal-Mart jumped 11.1 per cent to $55.17 after the world’s largest retailer told analysts it was “well-positioned” to deal with a global slump....
...Apple gained 6.1 per cent to $99.72 on reports that Wal-Mart would sell its iPhone for as little as $99....
...Wal-Mart, the largest US retailer, already operates more than 4,000 pharmacies at its superstores and warehouse clubs across the US....
...The US company joins Wal-Mart and Family Dollar in bucking the worst of declining consumer spending, reporting strong growth as consumers trade down to discount retailers....
...Wal-Mart recently hired Jack Sinclair, a veteran of the UK grocery industry, to head its supermarket business....
...Wal-Mart added 3.1 per cent to $59.06 while Starbucks rose 7.4 per cent to $15.13. In industrials, some solid earnings news helped steady investor concerns about the health of the economy....
...US stocks posted modest gains on Thursday as investors responded to solid sales figures from Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, and encouraging data on retail sales and jobless claims....
...Wal-Mart shares rose 0.5 per cent to $48.03....
...The strikes were called over proposed reductions in health benefits that the companies said were needed to fight compete with Wal-Mart, which is not unionised....
...With earnings season fast approaching, there was some good news from Wal-Mart....
...Bentonville, Wal-Mart's home town in Arkansas, was planning to name its new public library after Coughlin, an old guard associate of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and his wife, Cynthia....
...Down in Bentonville, Wal-Mart's Arkansas home town, the city planned to name its new public library after Coughlin, an old-guard associate of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, and his wife, Cynthia....
...Safeway, which along with rivals Kroger Co. and Albertsons Inc. face stiff competition from giant discounter Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , said the nationwide advertising campaign would kick off on April 18....
...Along with the rest of the supermarket sector, it is facing the prospect of increasing competition from Wal-Mart and other discounters....
...“Our goal is ultimately to be the top sport in the United States." As a statement of intent, Don Garber's words have the chutzpah of a corner-shop retailer setting out to topple Wal-Mart....
...Discount rivals Wal-Mart and Target were also lower. Wal-Mart fell 0.5 per cent to $52.77, while Target was off 0.5 per cent at $52.77....
...Further down, Sinclair Pharma rose 5.2 per cent to 140.5p after its treatment for mouth ulcers, Aloclair, was accepted for US distribution in Wal-Mart stores....
...For example, Jim Sinegal, chief executive of Costco, the warehouse club retailer, has signed on to support Mr Kerry while his company's main competitor, Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has become...
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