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The day ahead in business May 16
Reports: Initial jobless claims for week ended May 11, 7:30 a.m; Consumer price index for April, 7:30 a.m.; Housing starts/building permits for April, 7:30 a.m.; Philadelphia Fed survey for May, 9 a.m.; Mortgage rates for week ended May 16, 9 a.m.;...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Singapore Airlines, Nordstrom, Inc., Kohl's Illinois, Inc., Economic Indicator
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Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500 ranking
CNN Money is reporting: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which had $469.2 billion in revenue last year, has reclaimed the top ranking in the Fortune 500 ranking of the largest U.S. companies by revenue. Exxon Mobil slipped to No. 2. Chevron, Phillips 66 and... -
Retail sales brighten, but less than expected
Late last month, as the weather began to warm into a semblance of spring, teens and bargain hunters who had spent months crunching their spending surged into retailers to shop. Their activity helped push up a monthly measure of same-store sales by 3.8%...
Tags: Target Brands, Inc., Thomson Corporation, TJX Companies Incorporated, Ross Stores Incorporated, Labor Markets
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Blackstone commits to hiring 50,000 military veterans
Blackstone Group, the New York-based private equity group, announced Tuesday it would hire 50,000 military veterans over the next five years across its various businesses. The company said it is partnering with the White House, which is leading an...
Tags: Unemployment Rate, Target Brands, Inc., Unemployment, Labor Markets, White House
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Dow continues to sizzle, topping 15,000 for the first time
NEW YORK — Another day, another milestone on Wall Street. The red-hot Dow Jones industrial average barreled past 15,000 to close Tuesday at its highest point in history. It marked the 16th record close for the blue-chip index this year and...
Tags: Finance, Federal Reserve, ING Group, NASDAQ, Money and Monetary Policy
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Harris: SEC investigating allegations of bribery by onetime Chinese unit
Investigators with the Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Department of Justice are looking into possible bribery activity by a Chinese health-care technology operation formerly owned by Harris Corp., the Melbourne-based company said in a...
Tags: Fines, Harris Corp., Crime, Law and Justice, Political Corruption, Punishment
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Senate OKs Internet sales tax
WASHINGTON — The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday. Now the issue shifts to the more skeptical, Republican-controlled House,...
Tags: Local Government, Politics, E-Commerce Industry, Amazon.com Inc., Steve Womack
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Online sales tax bill, Obama supported, heads to Senate
A bill that would give U.S. states the power to require out-of-state retailers to collect online sales tax won support from the White House on Monday and is expected to pass a legislative test vote in the Senate Monday night. If approved, the bill...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Finance, Best Buy Co., Inc., Politics, E-Commerce Industry
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In the Inland Empire, an industrial real estate boom
Nestled on the windy plains at the foot of the San Bernardino Mountains, once austere stretches of agricultural land have morphed into the country's most desirable industrial real estate market, and it is growing faster than any other industrial region in...
Tags: Mattel Inc., Real Estate Buyers, Property, Homes, Real Estate Agents
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Cries for help heard at Bangladesh collapse that kills 149
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Workers trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed factory building in Bangladesh cried out for help Thursday, as rescuers struggled to reach survivors of a disaster that killed at least 149 people and reignited questions...
Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Human Rights, Politics, Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance
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Senate approves Obama's budget chief
WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve President Obama’s nominee for top White House budget expert, bringing a woman into a top post in an administration that critics say has been dominated by men. Sylvia Mathews...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Tom Coburn, Budget Control Act of 2011, Thomas R. Carper
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Related Midwest president wants to dot skyline with indelible structures
Standing in a hallway of an unfinished apartment high-rise on Lake Shore Drive, sporting a dark suit and hard hat, Curt Bailey bent his head and stared. At the carpet. Then he and a group of his subordinates went to a different floor and stared down...
Tags: Duke Realty Corporation, Housing and Urban Planning, Condos, Politics, Corporate Officers
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