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Sears Holdings Corp. plans to close between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores

December 27, 2011

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120 Kmart, Sears stores closing Associated Press NEW YORK – Sears Holdings Corp. plans to close between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores after poor sales during the holidays, the most crucial time of year for retailers.   The closings are the latest and most visible in a long series of moves to try […]

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Brazil overtakes Great Britain (UK) to become world’s 6th largest economy

December 27, 2011

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Brazil Overtakes Britain To Become World’s Sixth Largest Economy São Paulo Anderson Antunes, Contributor Forbes According to a team of British economists from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), Brazil has already overtaken the UK as the world’s sixth-largest economy. The Guardian‘s Phillip Inman reports today: “The banking crash of 2008 and the […]

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