By Agency reporter Thursday, 18 Nov 2010 Target Corporation, the second-largest United States discount retailer, posted a 23 per cent increase in third- quarter profit after earnings, as its credit-card unit more than doubled. Bloomberg reported from New York on Wednesday, that net income rose to $535m, or 74 cents a […]
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US stocks flat ahead of Ireland meeting
By Agency reporter Thursday, 18 Nov 2010 United States stocks were little changed on Wednesday, as investors awaited clarity on how a European Union-International Monetary Fund mission would help ease Ireland‘s debt crisis. Ireland said it would work with officials from the EU and the International Monetary Fund to help its […]
GM boosts IPO size to reduce government stake
By Agency reporter Thursday, 18 Nov 2010 General Motors Company raised the common stock portion of its initial public offering by 31 per cent on Wednesday after a surge of investor interest, putting the deal on track to raise as much as $22.7bn. Reuters reported from New York on Wednesday, that […]