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Estee Lauder revenue gains on e-commerce, China

Bloomberg Estee Lauder Cos.’s online sales and China push are helping maintain its growth streak. The New York-based seller of Clinique and Aveda products saw sales surge across most of its brands in the latest quarter, with skin care, makeup and fragrances all posting double-digit gains. Revenue advanced on a regional level too, led by a 33 percent climb in ...

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As short sellers ambush UK icon M&S, the value case hardens

Bloomberg As short sellers swoop on Marks & Spencer Group Plc, value investors are pinning their hopes on a man with a history of turning around struggling businesses. Archie Norman, 63, a former lawmaker who joined the iconic British retailer as chairman in September, is credited with leading the Asda supermarket chain from near bankruptcy in the early 1990s to ...

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$1.9bn housing plan for Emiratis okayed

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the construction of 7,270 housing units for Emiratis across different parts of the UAE at a total cost of AED7.2 billion ($1.9 billion) to be delivered up until 2021. Chairing a cabinet meeting on ...

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