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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... overnight, stocks pushed higher with the Dow Jones Industrial Average striking a new record, spurred by strong results from Walmart and Berkshire Hathaway's $US4.7 billion ($A5.09 billion) takeover of Duracell. The Dow finished up 40.59 points, or 0.23 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... at 5,423.5. NEW YORK - US stocks have pushed higher with the Dow striking a new record spurred by strong results from Walmart and Berkshire Hathaway's $US4.7 billion ($A5.09 billion) takeover of Duracell. After a day of wide swings on Thursday, the Dow ...

MetLife refocuses on middle classes with direct distribution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... supermarket chains. And this is why in the US MetLife is putting so much effort into developing its alliance with the Walmart supermarket giant setting up two pilot site in-store kiosks in Georgia and South Carolina almost as a hybrid digital and human ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to fall after weak earnings from US retail giant WalMart contributed to a sharp drop on Wall Street. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down 29 points at 5,496. In local economic ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... Ordinaries index lost 4.3 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 5,136.7. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled after Dow components Cisco and Walmart spotlighted the weak economic outlook in their earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 225.47 (1.47 ...

Magellan wins $3bn milestone mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... think it will be slow, but the signs are there." Magellan has invested in two large retail banks in the US as well as in Walmart and multinationals such as Coca Cola or McDonald's. The company is positioning its portfolio into the growing Chinese consumer ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... Ordinaries index fell 2.6 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 5,054.6 points. A sharp fall in shares of the world's largest retailer Walmart pulled stocks lower Friday, though steep losses were averted by a final-hour rebound. At the closing bell the broad-based ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... 4,431.5. US stocks rallied on Friday on signs that the holiday shopping season was off to a good start, with retail behemoth Walmart calling it the "best ever" Black Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 172.79 points (1.35 per cent) at 13,009.70. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... US stocks zig-zagged around the break-even line in volatile trade before ending slightly lower, pulled down in part by Walmart's disappointing earnings. The giant global retailer sank 3.7 per cent after its quarterly revenues fell below expectations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... after reporting it did not face big credit losses, unlike some of its rivals in recent weeks. Mr Walker said retailer Walmart's improved outlook had buoyed confidence in consumer spending in the US economy. As well, a retreat in the oil price was good ...