NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Companies have been repatriating earnings in order to boost revenue, as in the case of Lululemon , to increase available U.S. cash as in the case of eBay , or to smooth over the costs of restructuring as in the case of Staples — but shareholders …
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Food Stamps and Fox News' Cultural ProjectCommonweal (blog)I've been thinking for a while now of the moral function of Fox News. Its critics are right when they observe that it does something other than journalism. In reality it serves as the cultural organ of a much larger project, namely the …
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New plans to convert Old Main Post Office into high-end office, retail siteChicago Sun-TimesNew plans are underway to convert Chicago's Old Main Post Office into a 2.7 million square-foot, high-end office and retail site. Sterling Bay Cos. and Bill Davies' International Property Developers North America are partnering on a $500 …
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Read More »Lululemon, eBay and Staples: 3 Retailers United Under a Red Flag – TheStreet.com
TheStreet.com Lululemon, eBay and Staples: 3 Retailers United Under a Red FlagTheStreet.comRepatriation is a necessary evil for all companies that sell goods or services outside the U.S. The word simply describes converting a foreign currency into the national currency. The amount received depends on the exchange rate at settlement time …
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The tornadoes that ripped through Pilger heavily damaged the Pilger Post Office. Until further notice, customers served by the Pilger Post Office can pick up their mail and obtain retail services at the Wisner Post Office. It is located at 1120 Ave. More: continued here
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The Guardian Royal Mail: competing services threaten six day-a-week deliveryThe GuardianIn its submission, Royal Mail said it was already managing a structural decline in letters of between 4% and 6% a year, but highlighted the threat of "unfettered" direct delivery competition. The company added that its revenue could fall by …
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