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When applied, it is supposed to boost a country’s data receiving capabilities, strength of signals and make the phrase ’anytime, anywhere’ a reality for those trying to access the online world. WiMAX technology introduces the country to the earliest of...

Signet Jewelers Ltd., the parent of Kay Jewelers and other retail chains, said Tuesday it posted a smaller third-quarter loss as the jeweler cut costs and gained market share. For the period ended Oct. 31, the company posted a loss...

Shares of Carrefour SA rose Tuesday as the idea the French retailer could turn around its underperforming business gathered speed among investors following an upgrade from J.P. Morgan analysts. "We believe that there is 80% probability of a successful turnaround,"...

was just one credit card company raising interest rates and cutting credit limits ahead of new federal regulations limiting its ability to do so. The Recording Industry Association of America regularly alienated its customers by targeting them for prosecution for...

Revenue, though up 69% in the third quarter, failed to meet analyst estimates. The company also remains unprofitable: Melco lost $0.05 per American Depository Share (ADS) in Q3, and that was after positively adjusting for the effects of one-time items....

Santo Domingo.– The Embassy of Canada relocated to the 18th floor of the Citigroup Tower at Winston Churchill 1099, Piantini sector, in Santo Domingo. The Embassy reports that the telephone number for its new Acropolis Center offices is 809-262-3100. Ruling...

It could be several more quarters before we see significant growth in comparisons for year over year,” said Oklahoma City securities analyst Greg Womack. “But for now it appears they are controlling costs, improving margins and their balance sheet, and...

In its Social Panorama of Latin America 2009, the Santiago-based institution projected that the region's poverty rate will rise by 1.1 percent and that extreme poverty will climb by 0.8 percent compared with 2008. In other words, the number of...