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Target to raise hourly wage to $11 in October

Target corp. sales and profit slip

Bloomberg Target Corp. is giving thousands of its employees a pay raise next month, hoping to stay ahead of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other rivals in the war for talent. The retailer announced plans to boost its minimum hourly wage to $11 an hour in October. Target will later up the rate to $15 by the end of 2020. The ...

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Russian retailer backed by Brooklyn Nets billionaire weighs IP0

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Bloomberg Obuv Rossii, a Russian shoe retailer backed by billionaire Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, is seeking to raise as much as $120 million in an initial public offering, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company may offer a stake of as much as 40 percent on the Moscow Exchange in October and use the proceeds to ...

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Europe could attract $417 billion with higher wind-power target

Wind turbines in windfarm

Bloomberg Europe’s wind power industry may attract 351 billion euros ($417 billion) of investment by 2030 if countries adopt reforms and targets for their energy systems in the next year, trade association WindEurope said. The European Union may create 716,000 jobs with a target for member states to produce 35 percent of their energy from renewables within 12 years, the ...

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