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...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...
...Wal-Mart Stores (Retail) 48. Home Depot (Consumer Goods) 49. Yahoo! (Technology) 50. Morgan Stanley (Finance) 51. Discovery Communications (Media) 52. Colgate-Palmolive (Consumer Goods) 53....
...carrying higher costs. 2) How can Wal-Mart afford to have such low prices and still be so profitable?...
...(WSJ) Wal-Mart fights back in China (WSJ) OVERNIGHT MARKETS Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +1.73 (+0.01%) at 13,962 Topix up +5.22 (+0.46%) at 1,139 Hang Seng up +11.82 (+0.05%) at 23,015 ASX 200 down -47.85...
...(WSJ) “Wal-Mart was cleared of allegations that it violated a prohibition on foreign investment in supermarkets, two senior officials familiar with the probe said....
...(Financial Times longread) U.S. inflation is a window into a global growth risk (WSJ, Hilsenrath) Emerging markets can learn from America’s bank stress tests (Financial Times, Tett) France is looking...
...(WSJ) “The National Labor Relations Board said it is prepared to file complaints alleging Wal-Mart violated workers’ rights to protest—unless Wal-Mart and the parties settle matters first.”...
...lobbying India’s Cabinet approved a retired judge to probe claims that Wal-Mart Stores Inc....
...to the United States fromChina next year, Chief Executive Tim Cook said in remarks published on Thursday, in what could be a important test of the nascent comeback in U.S.electronics manufacturing. http...
...rose for a seventh day and oil advanced before a monthly U.S. jobs report and data this weekend on Chinese industrial production....
...With Wal-Mart and Starbucks both announcing plans in the past week to make it easier for customers to pay using smartphones, the mobile payments market is finally moving into the mainstream....
...Overall, the S&P 500 moved 0.8 per cent lower to 1,366.94, adding to last week’s losses of 1 per cent....
...fines if it reveals senior managers knew about the payments and didn’t take strong enough action, corporate governance experts told Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-23/wal-mart-bribery-probe-may-exposes-retailer-to-u-s-fines.html...
...ftcamp=rss Wal-Mart workers freed after mislabeling charges Authorities in Chongqing, China, released two Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees jailed six months ago over a food-labeling violation, as the retailer...
...South Africa appeal court dismisses case against Wal-Mart’s Massmart deal Regulators’ approval of Wal-Mart Stores Inc....
...http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-23/wal-mart-bribery-probe-may-exposes-retailer-to-u-s-fines.html Bahrain F1 race completed amid tight security Bahrain’s Grand Prix passed off without major incident...
...Wal-mart suit: The second largest U.S. public pension fund said on Thursday it had sued current and former executives and board members at Wal-Mart Stores Inc, alleging bribery and a cover-up in the company...
...http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/115447dc-92c9-11e1-b6e2-00144feab49a.html WalMart workers freed after mislabeling charges Authorities in Chongqing, China, released two Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees jailed...
...Looking across my other holdings, four hover around all-time “highs” – Delcam, Fenner, Nichols and S&U....
...Tesco is also the third-largest supermarket chain in the world, behind US giant Wal-Mart and French supermarket group Carrefour....
...Walmex fourth-quarter profit jumps 26% Wal-Mart de Mexico, Mexico’s largest retailer, reported a 26 per cent leap in fourth-quarter profits as improving consumer confidence and aggressive store expansion...
...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...
...Li & Fung, which supplies goods for retailers including Wal-mart of the US, gained 1.6 per cent to HK$35.25 after delivering a bullish outlook for its revenues....
...On Monday, Wal-Mart announced a second wave of price cuts on toys. As Reuters reported, emphasis FT Alphaville’s: U.S....
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