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H&M Targets India As Next Market Venture
If India's Foreign Investment Board approves Sweden's H & M's plan to open 50 stores in the populous…
Widespread May Day Protests As Workers Demand Higher Wages, End of Austerity
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Updated: Strike is Off, Dhaka Factory Toll Tops 400
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Soros Takes Stake in JCP
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JCP Compared to Sears in S&P Report
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Denim Makers See Boon in Weaker Yen
Japanese denim and other products are becoming more competitive, as aggressive quantitative easing from the…
Cotton Falls As Speculators Exit Market
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