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Bangladesh: Tuba Group Workers Threaten “Tougher Movement” Over Unpaid Wages
Bangladesh's newly formed Tuba Group Workers' Movement Committee has threatened "tougher movement" if workers…
WTO Lowers World Trade Growth Forecast After Subpar 1H
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Los Angeles Ports Reopen After Fire Forced Shutdown
Los Angeles-area ports are all back in business as of Wednesday morning after a fire engulfed a wharf at the…
Inditex, H&M Agree to Pay Up to Support Wage Increase in Cambodia
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USDA Lowers US Cotton Production Forecast For 2014/15 Crop Year
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Can Sourcing in Egypt Diffuse Political Turmoil in the Middle East?
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Sears’ Stock Slips on News of Lampert Loan
Eddie Lampert's $400 million loan to Sears Holdings may have been intended to sustain general business, but…
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Eddie Lampert Loans Sears $400 Million
Sears Holdings Corp. will get a $400 million secured short term loan from the hedge fund of its CEO and…