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Report: Walgreen Close To Boots Deal; HQ To Remain In US
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 4:17pm | 181Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) shares were tanking Tuesday after a report it will acquire the remaining 55 percent of Swiss-based Alliance Boots and then remain domiciled in the United States. Investors had seen a so-called tax inversion in the acquisition, enabling Walgreen to shift its headquarters to...
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Remaining Blockbuster Stores to Close By End of the Year
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 3:38pm | 239The official end to the Blockbuster era is right around the corner. With no buyers lined up, Blockbuster locations across the United Kingdom will cease rentals on Saturday, December 7, as management initiates a strategy on finalizing the last stage of the company's bitter, but hardly surprising...
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HSBC to Announce 10,000 Job Cuts -Sky News
Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 8:43pm | 42HSBC (NYSE: HBC) will announce on Monday August 1, it will cut at least 10,000 jobs over the next year, according to Sky News sources. The majority of these job cuts will be outside the UK.