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Kate Russell looks at a site dedicated to the creators and producers of blockbuster TV shows.
Saturday, May 18, 2013 03:37 |
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The 2013 NBA playoffs` second-round conference semifinals started Sunday, May 5.
Saturday, May 18, 2013 03:20 |
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By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business. Target`s Technology Innovation Center is run by David Newman, an executive who spent six years at the online business of Wal-Mart Stores Inc , which has had a major presence in Silicon Valley for several years. `Partnership is in our DNA and early-stage companies can sense that and are proving to be very willing to partner and co-develop,` said Newman. ...
Saturday, May 18, 2013 00:51 |
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The third round of the 2013 NBA playoffs begins Sunday, May 19.
Saturday, May 18, 2013 00:16 |
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Money magazine`s Best Deals on Everything: Your guide to the latest bargains in videocams, tablets, flat-screen TVs and more.
Friday, May 17, 2013 22:55 |
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(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc`s quarterly profit just missed Wall Street expectations on Thursday, with sales down 1.4 percent at its Walmart U.S. stores open at least a year. The world`s largest retailer said U.S. sales suffered from a delay in income tax refund checks, cool weather, less grocery inflation than expected, and the payroll tax increase. Shares of Wal-Mart fell 2.3 percent in premarket trading to $78. The stock had hit a new high of $79.96 on Wednesday. Wal-Mart earned $3.78 billion, or $1.14 per share, in the first quarter ended on April 30, up from $3.74 billion, or $1. ...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:43 |
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(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Tuesday that it would conduct in-depth safety inspections at all 279 Bangladesh factories with which it works and publicly release the names and inspection information, as pressure mounts on retailers to ensure worker safety after April`s deadly building collapse. Wal-Mart said it would also have Bureau Veritas provide fire safety training for every worker in every factory in Bangladesh that produces its goods. Bureau Veritas is a European testing and inspection company that, on behalf of Wal-Mart, assesses factories and trains workers in Bangladesh. ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 23:08 |
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Monday, May 13, 2013 21:40 |
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By Lisa Richwine and Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - U.S. broadcast networks head into their biggest ad-selling season this week, competing with streaming services like Netflix, battling online players for ad dollars, and fending off hits starring zombies and duck hunters on cable. The increased competition will force ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC to settle for their lowest average rate hikes in three years during the `upfront` selling season, Wall Street analysts say. ...
Sunday, May 12, 2013 16:25 |
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By Jessica Wohl (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh`s garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S. companies, even as more European retailers signed on to the pact. Wednesday is the deadline for retailers to decide whether to sign onto a fire-and-building safety agreement for Bangladesh, led by labor groups such as Europe`s IndustriALL. ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 19:58 |
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