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BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
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** Wal-Mart has applied to the Indian gov't to open an office there to explore a possible entry into the retail market. India prohibits foreign direct investment in merchandise stores, but Wal-Mart is hoping for a rule change. The company already buys goods from India.
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Oshkosh Truck roars past views
The manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks jumped 12.5% to 54.85 after it said Q4 profit rose 29% to 72 cents, 18 cents above estimates. Sales rose 22.5% to $790 mil on strong demand for new and rebuilt vehicles to support the Iraq War. Oshkosh upped its '06 outlook by 15 cents to $2.55-$2.65, shy of expectations of $2.70. It also increased ...
- Iraq war offers IT perspective. (Business Briefs).(enterprise information...
- Financial Executive June 1, 2003 700+ words
Bruce Skaistis, founder of eGlobal CIO in Austin, Texas, an if management services firm, believes a number of lessons about the future of enterprise IT can be gleaned from the war effort: Lesson 1: Streamline Fighting Forces--Much like the military, enterprises will be using smaller, quick-strike
- Evening Standard, London, Business Briefs Column.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 26, 2003 700+ words
...sales now stand at UKpound 800 million. PERLE TARGETED OVER IRAQ WAR "CONFLICTS': John Conyers, senior Democrat on the US House...Defence Policy Board chairman Richard Perle, an architect of the Iraq war, for possible conflicts of interest over his role as as adviser...
- AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Business Briefs Column.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 13, 2003 700+ words
...so far only humanitarian aid has been shipped. IMF DOWNPLAYS IRAQ WAR RISK: The International Monetary Fund managing director Horst Koehler has said that the risks of the Iraq war to the world economy had been contained. He told reporters in...
- Evening Standard, London, business briefs column.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 26, 2004 700+ words
...the third quarter, the Office for National Statistics confirmed today. The rate was the weakest since the run-up to the Iraq war last year. The annual growth rate nudged up from 3 percent to 3.1 percent. Household spending growth slowed to 0.5 percent...
- Daily Mail, London, Business Briefs.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) October 9, 2003 700+ words
...Growth & Income (down from UKpound 1 to 3 pence). INCEPTA, owner of PR agency Citigate, blamed the fallout from the Iraq war for a slump in first half pretax profits from UKpound 3 million to UKpound 1.3 million. It will be hoping to boost returns...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Business Briefs Column.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 5, 2003 700+ words
...airline's sick-leave policy and implementation of a 5 percent wage deferral. The deferral, imposed at the onset of the Iraq war, was done in anticipation of a plunge in traffic because of the conflict. The Association of Flight Attendants and other...
- Bangkok Post, Thailand, Business Briefs Column.
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) March 1, 2004 700+ words
...s strong performance was based on the dramatic recovery in the fourth quarter from the effects on tourism of Sars and the Iraq war. Minor Food said its net profits almost doubled over 2002 to 159 million baht, with good contributions from all of its five...
- Tulsa World, Okla., business briefs column.
- Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) May 14, 2005 700+ words
...after services conclude and at other times by appointment. IRAQ VETERAN OPENS METAL FABRICATION SHOP: A veteran of the Iraq war has started up a metal shop business he hopes will provide machining services to the U.S. government. Jerry Ezell, owner...
