April 27, 2024
Reuters
Florida-based Office Depot to shut another 300 stores
Office Depot Inc , which scrapped a plan to merge with larger rival Staples Inc in May on antitrust concerns, said it would close about 300 more stores in the next three years to help cut annual costs by $250 million by the end of 2018.
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Published on 8/3/2016
Florida Supreme Court approves overhaul of congressional maps
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday approved a plan to overhaul state congressional boundaries that a judge had declared unconstitutionally gerrymandered, a move that jeopardizes several incumbents in the 2016 election.
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Published on 12/2/2015
Marriott to buy Starwood to create world's biggest hotel chain
Marriott International Inc will buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc for $12.2 billion to create the world's largest hotel chain with top brands including Sheraton, Ritz Carlton and the Autograph Collection.
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Published on 11/16/2015
Wall Street falls as Caterpillar, health stocks weigh
U.S. stocks fell about 1.5 percent in late morning trading on Thursday as Caterpillar's sales forecast cut dragged down industrials and exacerbated concerns of slowing global economic growth.
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Published on 9/24/2015
Republican Rubio calls U.S. higher education system 'cartel,' urges overhaul
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Tuesday called for an overhaul of the U.S. higher education system, saying colleges were operating as a "cartel" and were not meeting the needs of students or the economy.
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Published on 7/7/2015
