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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Amazon.com, eBay, Cisco, Facebook, Medtronic
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Cisco and Facebook, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Amazon.com Inc : Lazard starts with buy rating; price target $310 * EBay Inc...Tags: First Busey Corporation, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Computer Science, Yelp, Inc., 3D Systems Corp.
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Tesco to pull out of U.S. and sell Fresh & Easy markets
The British are leaving. Five years after launching the Fresh & Easy grocery chain in the U.S., Tesco of England is abandoning its nearly $2-billion gamble. Once called "foolhardy" by investment guru Warren Buffett, the ambitious experiment joins a...
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Family Dollar Stores to open distribution facility in Ashley, Ind.
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.'s plans to open a new distribution facility in Ashley, Ind. received national recognition last week as a winner of Trade & Industry Development magazine's 7th annual Corporate Investment and Community Impact Awards (CiCi).
The...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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99 Cents Only Stores buyout bid seen as too cheap
Money & CompanyWall Street’s message to 99 Cents Only Stores Inc.: That can’t be your best price! Shares of the City of Commerce-based discount retailer zoomed Friday after management and L.A. buyout firm Leonard Green Partners offered $19.09 a share to... -
On Capitol Hill: Give me Styrofoam, or give me death!
Opinion L.A.Somewhere today, Charlotte Allen's Styrofoam cup runneth over. Allen, you may recall, wrote a snarky article for the Opinion pages in February titled "Stick a fork in it, we’re done." In it, she crowed about the dismantling of former House...... -
99 Cents Only shares surge as buyout expectations heat up
Money & CompanyShares of 99 Cents Only Stores Inc. jumped Monday after one of the company’s biggest shareholders said the business was worth as much as 23% more than a management buyout offer now on the table. The FBR Focus Fund, an...... -
Consumer Confidential: GM rocks, corn-free ketchup, dart-gun recall
Money & CompanyHere's your mystery-tour Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --You go, GM. After 10 straight quarters of losing money, General Motors has reported $865 million in quarterly profit, with revenue up a whopping 40%. This is great...... -
Boys' Deaths Prompt Toy Dart Gun Recall
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The asphyxiation deaths of two boys prompted the government Monday to announce the recall of 1.8 million toy dart gun sets. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said a 9-year-old boy in Chicago and a 10-year-old boy in Milwaukee died...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Toys, Consumers, Toy Industry, Consumer Confidence
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Institute for Supply Management index -- Earnings: AngioDynamics Inc.; Palm Inc.; Walgreen Co. Tuesday: -- September vehicle sales -- Earnings: Micron Technology Inc.; Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. Wednesday: -- Institute for Supply Management...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Marriott International Inc., Palm Inc, Constellation Brands Incorporated, Lawson Software Incorporated
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Lead-tainted jewelry recalled
More than a half-million pieces of Chinese-made children's jewelry contaminated with lead are being recalled, it was announced Wednesday. The recalled merchandise involves pieces sold by Family Dollar Stores Inc., pieces sold by Michaels Stores Inc.,...Tags: New York, Consumer Confidence, Big Lots Incorporated, Michaels Stores, Inc.
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October lead recalls a record
The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday announced six more recalls of products tainted with lead paint or metal, raising the total of lead recalls in October to 25 -- the highest monthly total of such recalls in the 30 years that the agency has...Tags: Product Recalls, Consumer Confidence, Painting, Children, Chicago Bears
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