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| Wal-Mart Says China Procurement Steady BEIJING (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., a major buyer of Chinese-made shoes, toys and other goods, expects procurement in China to hold steady this year at about $9 billion despite a rising exchange rate and product safety concerns, the retailing giant's vice chairman said Monday.... hosted.ap.org |
Health insurers take a dive on WellPoint's warning Health insurers plunge after WellPonit warns it will have to cut its profit view for the first quarter and all of 2008, triggering those shares to lose more than a quarter of their value. feeds.marketwatch.com |
London stock market witnesses slight decline The London stock market remained in negative territory during lunchtime trade with housebuilding shares falling after a gloomy housing survey from Nationwide. By 1203 GMT, the FTSE 100 index was down 14.4 points at 5703.1. H ... english.people.com.cn |
Brazil's Petrobras plans to build LNG refinery in neighboring country Brazil's state-owned oil and gas company Petrobras said on Tuesday it is mulling plans to build a plant to refine liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Argentina or Uruguay. Petrobras' foreign affairs director Jorge Zelada told a press con ... english.people.com.cn |
Mortgages: Mixed economic news keeps U.S. mortgage rates in check Mortgage interest rates changed little this week due to mixed news of higher inflation and a weaker housing market, Freddie Mac’s chief economist said on Thursday. feeds.marketwatch.com |