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United Airlines scrapped its latest attempt to combine with US Airways and create the world's largest carrier, formally backing away Friday from a deal that likely would have meant fewer routes and higher ticket prices for consumers.
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Many Americans allowed themselves to fantasize about large-screen TVs, European vacations and other luxuries when they learned of the federal rebates they'd be getting this spring and early summer.
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Amid a quarterly loss and sagging sales, investors find it tough to believe Edward Lampert can make Sears whole again
The situation has turned so grim at Sears Holdings Corp. that most investors have given up on the prospect of a retail turnaround and are counting on Chairman Edward Lampert to begin raising cash through asset sales.
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The United Auto Workers union filed an
unfair labor practice charge against Caterpillar Inc. over a
smoking ban that goes into effect at all of its U.S. properties on
Sunday.
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Inflation in the European single currency area jumped to 3.6 per cent during
May, up from 3.3 per cent in April. The figure matches the 16-year high seen
in March and was slightly above market expectations.
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The private equity giant Carlyle Group yesterday revealed it is working on a
bid for Filtronic, sending the shares in the UK electronics group soaring.
One analyst predicted that the potential deal could be worth about £66m
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BHP Billiton has submitted its first round of documents to the European
Commission in an effort to convince the antitrust watchdog that its £75bn
hostile bid for Rio Tinto will not hurt competition.
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John Lewis has posted falling sales for the third week running. The department
store said that sales fell by 2.8 per cent to £44.3m for the week to 24 May.
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Tesco is to reward its UK employees with nearly £100m worth of free shares.
The world’s third largest retailer is to award £92m worth of shares – a
record amount - to 193,000 of its employees who have worked at Tesco for
more than one year.
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