| Wal-Mart to aggressively roll out smaller stores By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO 2010-09-20T18:06:52ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is planning an aggressive push into urban markets with a new small format that's a fraction of the size of its supercenters.... hosted.ap.org |
Novartis gains FDA approval for new MS drug By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-09-22T15:35:09ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health regulators have approved the first pill to treat the underlying causes of multiple sclerosis, a debilitating nervous system disorder that has traditionally been treated with injectable drugs.... hosted.ap.org |
Christophe de Margerie: a man in Total control The chief executive of French oil giant Total can never see the industry's problems in black and white terms, writes Rowena Mason telegraph.co.uk |
Wells Fargo profit rises as loan defaults ease By PALLAVI GOGOI and STEPHEN BERNARD 2010-10-20T21:49:23ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Wells Fargo & Co. reported a 19 percent increase in its third-quarter income Wednesday as losses from bad loans declined, a hopeful sign that American businesses and consumers are becoming more financially stable.... hosted.ap.org |
Spending Review 2010: HMRC gets £900m to fight tax dodgers The Government has followed through on Danny Alexander's pledge to wage war on tax dodgers with a crackdown aimed at raising £7bn. telegraph.co.uk |