“CHICAGO (Reuters) – Walgreen Co posted weaker-than-expected August sales at stores open more than a year, hurt by generic drug introductions and a decrease in customer traffic. ” McDonald’s same-store sales miss view”LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp reported weaker-than expected sales at established restaurants, overshadowing a profit beat for the…Costco July same-store sales [...]
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“RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian state oil company Petrobras on Friday filed to sell up to $64.5 billion of new stock — the largest in capital markets history — sending its stock sharply higher after months of uncertainty that dragged on its share price. ” Petrobras to sell $65 billion stock in record offer”RIO [...]
“DETROIT/SEOUL (Reuters) – Kia Motors said on Friday it had started a recall of some 56,000 Soul and Sorento vehicles sold in the United States and South Korea due to defective wiring harnesses that could cause fires. ” FDA head says more egg recalls possible”WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Food and Drug Administration commissioner on Monday [...]
“HONG KONG/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton’s $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. ” China tells state firms to explore Potash bid: source”HONG KONG/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Chinese officials have ordered state companies [...]
“NEW YORK (Reuters) – Data storage provider 3PAR Inc said on Friday that shareholders owning about a third of its shares have agreed to accept Hewlett-Packard Co’s proposal to buy the company for $2.4 billion. ” UPDATE 1-Owners of a third of 3PAR back HP bid”NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Data storage provider 3PAR [...]
“QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing up to 43 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling with a flood crisis. ” At least 41 dead in suicide bombings in Pakistan”LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Three suicide [...]
“MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico on Thursday, the army said in a press release. ” Mexican army kills kingpin in drug war coup”GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel on Thursday, the first major [...]
“KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Armed men killed dozens of people in attacks on a busy market and surrounding villages in rebel-held territory in Sudan’s Darfur region on Thursday and Friday, rebels said. ” Sudan army: 300 rebels, 75 troops killed in Darfur”KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s army said it has killed more than 300 fighters from Darfur’s [...]
“VIENNA (Reuters) – The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog invited Israel last month to consider joining a global anti-nuclear arms pact but the Jewish state has dismissed the idea as a politically-motivated drive by Arab states. ” Iran has material for 1-2 atom bombs: ex-IAEA aide”PARIS (Reuters) – Iran has stockpiled enough low-enriched uranium [...]
“TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is expected to hold off on easing monetary policy next week but is gearing up for further action in October as the strong yen threatens to derail its forecast of a moderate economic recovery, sources said. ” FCC eyes satellite spectrum for broadband use”WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators [...]