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JC Penney, Foot Locker pounded as retail jitters resurface

Bloomberg After the strongest holiday-shopping season in more than a decade, investors have grown increasingly impatient with retailers that didn’t enjoy the good fortune. Shares of J.C. Penney Co. and Foot Locker Inc. tumbled in the wake of lukewarm results during the fourth quarter, which included the crucial Christmas season. The chains both posted weaker-than-expected comparable sales, a key benchmark. …

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Etisalat ‘most valuable telecom brand in region’

BARCELONA/ WAM Etisalat received ‘The Most Valuable Telecoms Brand’ in the Middle East and North Africa Region presented by Brand Finance, marking the company’s increase in brand value by 40 percent to $7.7billion, higher than any other telecom brand in the region and the only telecom provider to break the $7bn brand value mark in the region. Etisalat is the …

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US stocks fall as oil weighs on energy shares; dollar gains

Bloomberg US stocks gave up earlier gains and turned lower as oil tumbled following a government report showed expanding inventories and production in what will soon be the world’s largest source of crude. Treasuries climbed with the dollar. “We’re kind of at an inflection point with oil,” said Tom Anderson, chief investment officer of Boston Private Wealth. “It’s hard to …

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