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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Wal-mart</title>
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		<title>For frugal food shoppers, dented tomato cans, crushed cereal boxes are too good to pass up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivan Moreno</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ARVADA, Colo. — You won&#8217;t find a perfectly ripe tomato at Martin Palumbo&#8217;s grocery store. You won&#8217;t even find a perfect can of tomatoes.

What you will find are lots of dented cans of tomatoes, and a growing number of customers hungry for these and other staples sold at deep discounts, such as cereal boxes crushed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exxon Mobil 2Q profit down 66 percent as lower crude, gas prices cut into earnings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Porretto</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday reported its lowest profit in nearly six years, a 66 percent plunge from the second quarter a year ago as the world&#8217;s biggest publicly traded oil company confronted sharply lower crude and gas prices and anemic demand for refined products.

For the king of corporate profit records, it marked the third [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Himachal export firm to promote natural milk-based products in North India</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Himalayan International, a food processing export oriented  firm based in Himachal Pradesh,is set to enter the north Indian market,including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Chandigarhnext month with its full range of hundred percent natural milk based products and ethnic indian sweets.

The products will be launched in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ala. city plows hill beneath 1,000-year-old Indian site to get fill dirt for a Sam&#8217;s Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Reeves</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OXFORD, Ala. — Bucket loaders and bulldozers are tearing apart a hill that researchers call the foundation of an ancient Native American site to provide fill dirt for a Sam&#8217;s Club store, a move that appalls preservationists.

Tribal advocates and state officials say a large stone mound that tops the 200-foot rise was put there a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woman &#8216;married&#8217; to pastor Alamo admits hating him, says she&#8217;s trying to protect younger sister</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Gambrell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEXARKANA, Ark. — A woman who said evangelist Tony Alamo had sexually abused her since she was 8 acknowledged to jurors Friday that she hates him, but said the reason she agreed to testify was because she is afraid he will molest her little sister.

Weeping on the stand, the 18-year-old woman said she contacted the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart to create eco-ratings for everything it sells, likely adding to suppliers&#8217; costs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wal-mart-to-create-eco-ratings-for-everything-it-sells-likely-adding-to-suppliers-costs-110558/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#8217;s largest retailer, plans to demand that all its suppliers measure the environmental cost of making their products so Wal-Mart can calculate and post an eco-rating for each item.

The ambitious program, to be announced Thursday, is likely to spur companies to redesign products from electronics to jeans, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Tracfone brand experimenting with cheap &#8216;unlimited&#8217; access to Verizon Wireless network</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-tracfone-brand-experimenting-with-cheap-unlimited-access-to-verizon-wireless-network-110548/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Svensson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Tracfone Wireless, the country&#8217;s largest provider of &#8220;prepaid&#8221; cell phones, is quietly testing a new service that appears to be a response to the fierce price competition in the prepaid market.

Since June, Tracfone has been selling unlimited calling and texting for $45 per month under the &#8220;Straight Talk&#8221; brand, and 1,000 minutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June&#8217;s retail sales, dampened by rain and job worries, cast shadow over back-to-school season</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — After yet another weak month, retailers are preparing to fight for their share of crucial back-to-school shopping. But they may have to keep discounting to keep consumers coming in, given escalating job uncertainty.

Particularly worrisome in Thursday&#8217;s same-store sales reports: Mall-based teen stalwarts like Abercrombie &#038; Fitch were among those hit hardest as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Settlement of $17.5M in bias suit by black truckers against Wal-Mart becomes final</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/settlement-of-175m-in-bias-suit-by-black-truckers-against-wal-mart-becomes-final-104583/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bartels</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge has given final approval to a $17.5 million settlement of a discrimination lawsuit that accused Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of not hiring black truck drivers.

U.S. District Judge William R. Wilson Jr. on Wednesday signed an order in Little Rock approving the settlement in the class-action case, a ruling that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retailers focus on wardrobe highlights as shoppers shy away from buying head-to-toe look</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Americans are increasingly shopping in their own closets for new looks, so merchants are diving in to help out.

Clothing retailers are spotlighting a number of bold items this fall — from leather pants and jackets with structured shoulders to sequined tops and skirts — to persuade strapped consumers they can update their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Communities confront &#8216;ghostbox&#8217; buildings when big-box retailers leave</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Hundreds of anxious shoppers watched as city officials used power saws to cut 2-by-4s during Home Depot Inc.&#8217;s ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 102,700-square-foot building center in Bismarck. Less than three years later, the home improvement retailer shuttered the underperforming store, leaving a big orange empty eyesore on the outskirts of town.

The building, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>States that prohibit debt collectors from seizing wages have lower bankruptcy rates than peers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[States that allow debt collectors to seize consumers&#8217; wages have sharply higher bankruptcy rates than neighboring states that prohibit or strictly limit the practice, an Associated Press analysis has found.

This link highlights a dilemma for credit-card companies and other debt chasers: By going after wages — an increasingly popular maneuver since the recession began, lawyers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer safety commission recalls 4 million baby floats due to drowning risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that Aqua-Leisure Industries would recall about 4 million floating baby pool toys that pose a drowning risk.

The commission said consumers should immediately stop using the floats.
Leg straps in the seat of the float are prone to tearing, which can cause children to fall into or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Procter &amp; Gamble testing cheaper version of Tide detergent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Sewell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI — The Procter &#038; Gamble Co. said Wednesday it has begun trying out a lower-cost version of Tide laundry detergent in a bid to churn up new sales in the recession.

&#8220;Tide Basic&#8221; is hitting shelves in some 100 Wal-Mart and Kroger Co. stores in southern and southwest U.S. states. P&#038;G spokesman Kash Shaikh said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recession lures the newly bargain-conscious to Wal-Mart, but how will discounter keep them?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-lures-the-newly-bargain-conscious-to-wal-mart-but-how-will-discounter-keep-them-90012/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-lures-the-newly-bargain-conscious-to-wal-mart-but-how-will-discounter-keep-them-90012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The recession steered a new type of customer to Wal-Mart — deeper in the pockets and suddenly looking for bargains. Now the world&#8217;s largest retailer has to figure out how to keep that customer when the economy recovers.

So Wal-Mart is bringing in more brand names, ditching scores of other products and even redesigning hundreds of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart taps staff attorney for top diversity position</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wal-mart-taps-staff-attorney-for-top-diversity-position-88847/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wal-mart-taps-staff-attorney-for-top-diversity-position-88847/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has promoted one of its staff attorneys to chief diversity officer.

Wal-Mart announced Monday that L. Mecole &#8220;Cole&#8221; Brown will oversee the company&#8217;s diversity strategy for its U.S. business. She replaces Charlyn Jarrells Porter, who held the post from 2004 until she announced her retirement in March.
Wal-Mart hired Brown in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court won&#8217;t decide whether fake money needs to look real for counterfeiting conviction</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/supreme-court-wont-decide-whether-fake-money-needs-to-look-real-for-counterfeiting-conviction-88810/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/supreme-court-wont-decide-whether-fake-money-needs-to-look-real-for-counterfeiting-conviction-88810/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has refused to hear arguments from a Wal-Mart cashier who said the fake money she agreed to take from counterfeiters was so poorly made that she shouldn&#8217;t have been convicted of working with them.

The court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Crystal Porter, a Wal-Mart cashier in Seagoville, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ill. train derailment explosion kills woman running for safety, hundreds evacuated</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ill-train-derailment-explosion-kills-woman-running-for-safety-hundreds-evacuated-87881/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ill-train-derailment-explosion-kills-woman-running-for-safety-hundreds-evacuated-87881/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina M. Wright</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROCKFORD, Ill. — Railroad tank cars holding thousands of gallons of highly flammable ethanol derailed and exploded in flames, killing a 41-year-old woman as she tried to run to safety from a car stopped at a crossing.

Three other people from the same car escaped with severe burns. Hundreds of people were evacuated from homes near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Buy shares slip after report that 1st-qtr profit fell 15 pct as shoppers limited spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Best Buy Co. Inc. is winning over customers left stranded when Circuit City closed, but it is still struggling with sluggish sales as shoppers continue to limit big purchases and Wal-Mart steps up competition.

Best Buy said Tuesday that it gained market share in the first quarter, particularly in TVs, computers and mobile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postelection glee is gone: Foreign companies eye India with cautious optimism</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/postelection-glee-is-gone-foreign-companies-eye-india-with-cautious-optimism-81638/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Kinetz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI, India — At first, last month&#8217;s clear victory of India&#8217;s ruling Congress party raised hopes that the doors to Asia&#8217;s third-largest economy would be thrown open to foreign investment. The stock market surged on euphoria that with reform-minded leadership firmly in place, Bank of America branches and Wal-Marts would quickly take root across the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At celebrity-studded annual meeting, Wal-Mart vows to hang onto customers gained in recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bartels</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc.&#8217;s new President and CEO Mike Duke pledged to shareholders Friday that the world&#8217;s largest retailer will speed efforts to improve its operations, from offering more compelling merchandise to keeping prices low, as it aims to hold onto customers when the economy improves.

&#8220;I believe the economic crisis has brought a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart announces new $15B share repurchase program at annual meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is launching a new $15 billion share repurchase program.

The world&#8217;s largest retailer said Friday at its annual shareholders meeting that it would end its current $15 billion share repurchase program and replace it with a new one. The prior program was begun in 2007 and had $3.4 billion of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart vice chairman pledges more diversity, advancement in workforce in speech at meeting</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wal-mart-vice-chairman-pledges-more-diversity-advancement-in-workforce-in-speech-at-meeting-73076/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores&#8217;s Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright promised shareholders at its annual meeting Friday that it will press for more diversity in its workforce and create more career opportunities for advancement.

&#8220;In the year ahead, we will take bold steps. We will not confuse efforts with results,&#8221; Castro-Wright told cheering shareholders packed into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jobless claims drop, but unemployment is expected to keep rising</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The number of people on the jobless rolls is down by a fraction, but those figures could be deceiving: Economists expect the unemployment rate to rise again on Friday, and jobs should be scarce for months to come.

The total number of people on unemployment aid fell slightly for the first time in 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart seeks acquisitions overseas as it continues to take market share from rivals globally</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wal-mart-seeks-acquisitions-overseas-as-it-continues-to-take-market-share-from-rivals-globally-72436/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROGERS, Ark. — Wal-Mart is actively seeking acquisitions abroad, including in Russia, as its low-price formula helps it pick up market share and customers in the global recession.

&#8220;We&#8217;re well positioned for growth,&#8221; Wan Ling Martello, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Wal-Mart, told reporters at a media conference Thursday, the day before the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World stocks edge higher as key US jobs report for May looms</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-stocks-edge-higher-as-key-us-jobs-report-for-may-looms-72145/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pan Pylas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — European stock markets closely modestly higher Thursday as Wall Street clawed back early losses amid hopes that Friday&#8217;s closely watched U.S. non-farm payrolls report for May may not be as bleak as many investors were anticipating.

In Europe, Germany&#8217;s DAX closed up 10.27 points, or 0.2 percent, at 5,064.80 while France&#8217;s CAC-40 index was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New jobless claims dip to 621,000; continuing claims fall for first time in 20 weeks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-jobless-claims-dip-to-621000-continuing-claims-fall-for-first-time-in-20-weeks-71938/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The number of people on the unemployment insurance rolls fell slightly for the first time in 20 weeks, while the tally of new jobless claims also dipped, the government said Thursday.

The Labor Department report provides a glimmer of good news for job seekers, though both drops were small and the figures remain significantly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police: 2 arrested in shooting death of armored car guard at Wal-Mart near Tacoma, Wash.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-2-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-armored-car-guard-at-wal-mart-near-tacoma-wash-70863/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Police in Washington state say two people have been arrested in connection with the killing of an armored car guard during a robbery at a Wal-Mart.

Lt. Heidi Hoffman said Wednesday that more arrests are expected in the shooting Tuesday in Lakewood, near Tacoma. She said the two people in custody, arrested late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1 guard dead, 2nd person wounded in suburban Tacoma, Wash., robbery of bank branch in Wal-Mart</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/1-guard-dead-2nd-person-wounded-in-suburban-tacoma-wash-robbery-of-bank-branch-in-wal-mart-70344/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Police near Tacoma, Wash., say an armored car guard was killed and a bystander wounded as two men robbed the guard at a bank inside a Wal-Mart.

Pierce County sheriff&#8217;s deputies and Lakewood police were looking for two men who grabbed a money bag from the guard and drove off after shooting him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man caught shoplifting pulls fire alarm in holding cell, setting off sprinklers, police say</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Police said a Pennsylvania man arrested on a shoplifting charge pulled a fire alarm in a holding cell, setting off the police station&#8217;s sprinkler system. The 18-year-old man was arrested Friday by Colonial Regional police and accused of stealing merchandise worth $275 from a Wal-Mart store in Lower Nazareth Township.

Police said he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We intend to close MTN deal this time: Bharti</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 19:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMRITSAR - The Bharti group Saturday expressed confidence that it will seal the proposed $23-billion deal with South African telecom giant MTN, after restarting negotiations that had collapsed last year.

The two groups are discussing options under which Bharti will acquire 49-percent stake in MTN and the South African company, along with its shareholders, will buy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bharti, Wal-Mart open first joint store in India</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bharti-wal-mart-open-first-joint-store-in-india-67599/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 15:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMRITSAR - India&#8217;s Bharti group and Wal-Mart, the world&#8217;s largest retailer, opened their first cash-and-carry joint venture store here Saturday on an investment of $7 million, and are planning to open at least 15 stores in the next three years.

The stores will be run under the brand name of Best Price Modern Wholesale.	 	
&#8220;This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bharti, Wal-Mart defer launch of first wholesale store</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bharti-wal-mart-defer-launch-of-first-wholesale-store-65810/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 16:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - India&#8217;s Bharti group and Wal-Mart, the world&#8217;s largest retailer, have postponed the launch of their first cash-and-carry or wholesale store in Amritsar following the violence in Punjab over the death of a Sikh leader in Vienna. 

The launch was scheduled for Tuesday, but was deferred after a Sikh religious leader died in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart set to open its first Indian wholesale outlet</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wal-mart-set-to-open-its-first-indian-wholesale-outlet-64948/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Wal-Mart, the world&#8217;s largest retailer, is set to open its first wholesale or cash-and-carry store in India next week and has chosen Amritsar as the location to kick-start the venture, company officials said.



The US-based giant has also decided to call its cash-and-carry venture BestPrice Modern Wholesale to offer retailers bargains that would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bharti group eyes farm produce retail with $2.5 bn investment</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bharti-group-eyes-farm-produce-retail-with-25-bn-investment-63999/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 12:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anuradha Shukla</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Agriculture and retailing of farm-based products will be the next focus areas for the diversified Bharti group with a war chest of $2.5 billion. The group reached a major milestone last week with a telecom subscriber base of 100 million.



The group&#8217;s founders, the Mittal brothers, whose Bharti Enterprises has a tie-up with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street sees moderate buying as investors hunt for beaten-down shares after week&#8217;s slide</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wall-street-sees-moderate-buying-as-investors-hunt-for-beaten-down-shares-after-weeks-slide-2-62964/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 01:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors cautiously returned to Wall Street Thursday, lured by beaten down financial and retail stocks.

The buying was subdued after a worse-than-expected weekly unemployment report added to investors&#8217; growing concerns that the economic recovery might not come as quickly as hoped. Stocks are down sharply this week as investors worry that the optimism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street sees moderate buying as investors hunt for beaten-down shares after week&#8217;s slide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 23:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors cautiously returned to Wall Street Thursday, lured by better-than-expected earnings at several big retailers.

The buying was subdued after a worse-than-expected weekly unemployment report added to investors&#8217; growing concerns that the economic recovery might not come as quickly as hoped. Stocks are down sharply this week as investors worry that the optimism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European stock markets regain ground after unexpected gains on Wall Street</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 23:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pan Pylas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — A stronger than anticipated opening on Wall Street helped Europe&#8217;s main stock markets recoup losses Thursday despite big selling in Asia earlier.

In Europe, Germany&#8217;s DAX was down 3.33 points, or 0.1 percent, at 4,724.28 while France&#8217;s CAC-40 declined 19.74 points, or 0.3 percent, to 3,142.31. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street modestly higher despite worse-than-expected unemployment report</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wall-street-modestly-higher-despite-worse-than-expected-unemployment-report-62826/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 22:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Hard-hit retail stocks drew investors into the market Thursday after some profit reports weren&#8217;t as bad as feared.

But the buying was subdued after a worse-than-expected weekly unemployment report curbed investors&#8217; appetite for stocks. A retreat this week interrupted a two-month rally that emerged as investors found early signs the economy could be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock futures mostly lower after worse-than-expected unemployment report</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stock-futures-mostly-lower-after-worse-than-expected-unemployment-report-62689/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 20:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stock futures pointed toward a mostly lower opening Thursday after a worse-than-expected report on unemployment benefit claims reinforced worries about the timing of an economic recovery.

Investors have abandoned a nearly two-month rally this week, and are instead selling shares as new data suggests the economy might not bounce back as quickly as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail sales fall for second straight month in April, raising doubts about recovery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/retail-sales-fall-for-second-straight-month-in-april-raising-doubts-about-recovery-61563/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 20:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Retail sales fell for a second straight month in April, a disappointing performance that raised doubts about whether consumers were regaining their desire to shop. A rebound in consumer demand is a necessary ingredient for ending the recession.

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that retail sales fell 0.4 percent last month. Many economists had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World markets up modestly ahead of key US retail data</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-markets-up-modestly-ahead-of-key-us-retail-data-61418/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 17:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pan Pylas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — World stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street rallied towards the end of the previous day, though investors remained cautious ahead of key U.S. consumer news.

Thought the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down a modest 2.76 points, or 0.1 percent, at 4,422.78, Germany&#8217;s DAX rose 20.28 points, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street fluctuates after sell-off; investors look for next catalyst for 2-month rally</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wall-street-fluctuates-after-sell-off-investors-look-for-next-catalyst-for-2-month-rally-2-60540/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 23:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors searching for fuel to extend a two-month rally are finding little reason to step into the market.

Stocks are fluctuating in a narrow range Tuesday after sliding on Monday. Investors are shifting into defensive corners of the market, driving up shares of drugmaker Pfizer Inc. and corn and soybean producer Archer Daniels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil well above $59 as investors bet worst of US recession over</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-well-above-59-as-investors-bet-worst-of-us-recession-over-60149/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-well-above-59-as-investors-bet-worst-of-us-recession-over-60149/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 18:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Jahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA — Oil prices rose well above $59 a barrel on Tuesday, boosted by investor hopes that the U.S. recession may have bottomed out.

Prices rose despite continued lack of demand, evidenced by U.S. crude stocks that are near 19-year highs and expected to climb further.
Benchmark crude for June delivery was up $1.04 to $59.54 a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carrefour plans to revamp French hypermarkets in bid to gain market share</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/carrefour-plans-to-revamp-french-hypermarkets-in-bid-to-gain-market-share-59503/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Sayare</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Carrefour SA said Monday it plans to rethink and renovate its 220 French hypermarkets to gain market share and win over an increasingly cash-conscious clientele in its home country of France.

The retailer — No. 2 worldwide after Wal-Mart — is updating the decor, expanding food selection and streamlining the checkout process in its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Target&#8217;s activist shareholder to hold town meeting to press case for a new slate of directors</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/targets-activist-shareholder-to-hold-town-meeting-to-press-case-for-a-new-slate-of-directors-58758/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/targets-activist-shareholder-to-hold-town-meeting-to-press-case-for-a-new-slate-of-directors-58758/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 07:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Dinnocenzio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Less than three weeks ahead of what&#8217;s expected to be a heated proxy contest at Target&#8217;s annual shareholders&#8217; meeting, activist shareholder William Ackman aims to strengthen his case to investors for a new slate of directors by personally introducing his roster at a town hall meeting here Monday.

According to documents filed Friday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cut-and-dry theft cases in North Dakota stalled by rules protecting food stamp recipients</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cut-and-dry-theft-cases-in-north-dakota-stalled-by-rules-protecting-food-stamp-recipients-57564/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 17:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mcpherson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — John Schweitzer swiped his credit card, bagged his groceries and walked out of a Wal-Mart without his wallet. When he returned a moment later, it was gone.

Schweitzer&#8217;s misfortune should have been an open-and-shut legal case. The thief was caught on video surveillance, and he used his own food stamp swipe card to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil rises to $58 as investors bet worst of economic downturn is over</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-rises-to-58-as-investors-bet-worst-of-economic-downturn-is-over-56237/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 05:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pablo Gorondi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose to $58 a barrel Friday as better than expected U.S. unemployment figures boosted the mood among investors betting that a year-end recovery in the global economy will help oil demand.

Traders have shaken off weeks of dismal economic news to focus on recent signs that the slowdown has eased and a recovery could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil rises above $58 as investors bet on global economic recovery this year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-rises-above-58-as-investors-bet-on-global-economic-recovery-this-year-56059/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 04:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Porretto</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Oil prices climbed above $58 a barrel Thursday for the first time in nearly 6 months as the U.S. economy showed some signs of recovery, though analysts continue to search for fundamental reasons why energy prices are rising.

Demand is anemic and most experts say it will be some time before there&#8217;s a rebound, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasurys slide after weak response to 30-year long bond auction, upbeat weekly jobs report</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 03:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Treasury prices fell Thursday after weak demand at an auction for 30-year bonds unnerved investors.

The Treasury Department was forced to pay greater interest than had been expected in an auction of $14 billion in 30-year notes. The government has been issuing debt at a record pace to finance the economic stimulus and [...]]]></description>
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