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Walmart retreats as investors poke holes in earnings

Bloomberg Investors in the retail industry are a tough crowd. Just ask Walmart Inc, which matched sales growth estimates, raised its forecast — and watched its shares drift lower in midday trading as analysts picked over the numbers. The shares fell as much as 1.2% after earlier hitting a record high. What changed? After all, the key gauge of same-store …

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Business-class seats blamed for CO2 emissions

Bloomberg Wizz Air Holdings Plc, Europe’s fastest-growing low-cost airline, escalated a spat with full-service rivals over carbon emissions, saying their reliance on lucrative business-class fares is at the heart of the industry’s problems with environmental campaigners. Airlines like Deutsche Lufthansa AG, which has attacked discounters for stimulating non-vital travel, rely on transporting corporate flyers in heavy seats with a CO2 …

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NPCC accelerates five-year digital transformation plan

ABU DHABI / WAM The National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a part of Senaat Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday announced an ambitious five-year plan, backed by multimillion dirham investments, to transform its digital capabilities and meet the evolving needs of its clientele, employees and the region’s oil and gas industry. As part of the digital transformation, the NPCC marked a strategic …

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