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Dow, S&P end at records, stocks mark fourth week of gains
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks continued their climb into uncharted territory on Friday, racking up the fourth week of gains in a row as encouraging economic data prompted investors to pick up shares of growth companies. The Dow and the S&P 500 finished...Tags: National Oilwell Varco Inc., MBIA Incorporated, Biogen Idec Incorporated, U.S. Supreme Court, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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HOW TO PLAY IT-Dodging companies before disaster strikes
ReutersBy David Randall NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Socially responsible investing has long been associated with avoiding companies in "vice businesses" like alcohol, tobacco and weapons. Yet managers at socially conscious funds say screening companies...Tags: Finance, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Bangladesh, Blue Nile Incorporated, Microsoft Corporation
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Dodging companies before disaster strikes
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Socially responsible investing has long been associated with avoiding companies in "vice businesses" like alcohol, tobacco and weapons. Yet managers at socially conscious funds say screening companies based on how they treat...Tags: Finance, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Blue Nile Incorporated, Bangladesh, Microsoft Corporation
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Sears won't sign Bangladesh safety accord
Sears said Wednesday it does not plan to sign a fire and building safety agreement backed by some of Europe's biggest apparel brands aimed at trying to prevent another disaster like the one in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers. Instead, the...
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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....Tags: Plant Openings, Consumer Goods Industries, Bangladesh, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Work Rules Contract Issues
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Home Depot, Gap, Anadarko Petroleum, Blackberry
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Gap Inc and Blackberry, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * U.S. Energy Cos: Bernstein raises target price on Anadarko, others * Home...Tags: The Carlyle Group, Foot Locker Incorporated, Health Management Associates Incorporated, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Energy Resources
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WRAPUP 4-U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl and Nivedita Bhattacharjee May 15 (Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers...Tags: American Apparel, Bangladesh, National Government, Services and Shopping, Work Rules Contract Issues
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U.S. retail group criticizes Bangladesh safety accord
Reuters(Reuters) - A major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday spoke out against a Bangladesh fire and building safety accord agreed to by mostly European companies, saying that signing on would expose American companies to a legally questionable binding...Tags: Hennes & Mauritz AB, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bangladesh, National Retail Federation
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Wal-Mart inspecciona fábricas en Bangladesh; reacio a acuerdo seguridad de minoristas
ReutersPor Jessica Wohl 15 mayo (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc intensifó las inspecciones a sus fábricas en Bangladesh, en momentos en que los minoristas estadounidenses y europeos buscan acuerdos por separado para tratar de evitar nuevos desastres en la...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Chittagong (Bangladesh), Bangladesh, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Walmart
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North American retailers devising own Bangladesh plans
Reuters(Reuters) - North American retailers on Tuesday discussed forging their own Bangladesh safety agreement, an alternative to a legally binding accord that many European retailers have signed on to, though details of any alternative accord were still...Tags: North America, Sears Holdings Corp., Consumer Goods Industries, American Apparel, Bangladesh
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Walmart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
Reuters(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died in the past six months....Tags: Lobbying, Marks & Spencer Ltd., New Products, Plant Closings, United Kingdom
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1645 GMT, May 14
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was likely to face a storm of questions on Tuesday over the Justice Department's controversial decision to seize telephone records of the Associated Press, a move denounced by...Tags: Iraq, Moscow (Russia), Breast Cancer, David Cameron, Freedom of the Press
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