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Shanghai, China, Mar. 17--China will stick by pledges to open a booming retail sector to foreign players such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour, abolishing joint-venture requirements before December 11, state media said Wednesday.
Washington, DC, Mar. 17--Consumer prices rose by a modest 0.3 percent in February as high energy costs continued to hit the pocketbooks of drivers filling up at the pump and people heating their homes.
Washington, DC, Mar. 17--Home building in the U.S. slowed in February for a second month in a row but remained at strong levels.
St. Louis, MO, Mar. 17--Bankrupt chemical maker Solutia Inc. says it increased net sales last year by six percent, to $2.43 billion.
Miami, FL, Mar. 16--Lennar Corporation, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, today reported earnings for its first quarter ended February 29.
Milwaukee, WI, Mar. 16--In the highest showing in three years, 28% of U.S. employers plan to add workers in the second quarter, according to a closely followed employment survey.
Thomasville, NC, Mar. 16--A multimillion dollar economic incentives package was successful in wooing a Belgian flooring manufacturer to expand in Davidson County--bringing with it 330 new jobs, according to the News-Record.
Washington, DC, Mar. 15--Demand for newly built single-family homes is holding steady at a healthy level in March, according to builders surveyed for the National Association of Home Builders’ latest Housing Market Index.
New York, NY, Mar. 14--Sofas, love seats and armoires are joining sweaters, slacks and blouses under the Liz Claiborne brand, as the clothing designer guns for big-name rivals including Martha Stewart with a planned September launch of a full furniture li
Appleton, WI, Mar. 15--After building a regional office in Stevens Point to meet the United State's Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification guidelines, The Boldt Co. decided to go one step furthe