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Gap closing stores in US

Newsvine - business  Thu, 10/13/2011 - 16:08

Gap Inc. plans to close stores in the U.S., while expanding in China.


 

Mind The Pay Gap? Tube Drivers 'To Get 55k'

Topix - Business News  Tue, 10/04/2011 - 06:25

London's tube drivers are set to see their wages rise 5% this year, more than double the national average, to hit 55,000pa over the next four years.


 

TradeNet

Newsvine - business  Sun, 10/02/2011 - 05:19

TradeNet fills an evident gap in the equity trading systems arena.


 

Stocks boosted by upbeat employment news

MSNBC.com: Business  Thu, 07/07/2011 - 09:08

Better news on jobs drove U.S. stocks higher Thursday. Target Corp., Gap Inc. and other retailers jumped as their stores reported higher sales.


 

China eases tax burden on poor with law change

Newsvine - business  Thu, 06/30/2011 - 04:25

China's legislature approved a measure Thursday to ease the tax burden on the country's poor in the government's latest effort to defuse tension over surging inflation and a yawning wealth gap.


 

American Retailers Try Again in Europe

NYT > Business  Thu, 06/16/2011 - 07:25

The expansion of chains like Abercrombie and Gap to Europe is based on a major shift in how young Europeans think about American fashion.


 

Lifelong gap in health between rich and poor set by age 20

http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Tue, 06/07/2011 - 22:00

(McGill University) Canadians who are less educated and have a lower income start out less healthy than their wealthier and better-educated compatriots, and remain so over the course of their lives


 

Jaffe Says Gap to `Regain Earnings Power,' Grow Globally

Topix - Business News  Sat, 05/21/2011 - 06:44

May 20 -- Richard Jaffe, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus & Co., talks about the outlook for Gap Inc.


 

Beyond Bankruptcy: Does the Bankruptcy Code Provide a Fresh Star...

Office of Advocacy What's New  Fri, 04/01/2011 - 13:21

Landing page summary:  The U. S. bankruptcy system is designed to recover funds for creditors while giving bankrupt small businesses an opportunity for a “fresh start.” While a fresh start is a goal of the system, little analysis has been done to evaluate the ability of small firms to reset and thrive after bankruptcy.

This paper attempts to fill that gap.