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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:05 PM

How they boost income: 19-August-08

Hyundai and Kia, South Korean carmakers of the Hyundai Group: 1. They have spent billions to go upmarket: Hyundai's new Genesis sedan will start at $33,000. Kia's new Borrego midsize SUV will start at $31,745 2. They will not abandon its strength...
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Sunday, August 10, 2008 4:59 PM

How they control cost: 09-August-08

Gap, apparel chain: 1. It has reduced inventory by a third 2. It has reduced the time it takes to move clothes from concept to rack from 12 to 9 months. 3. It has reduced TV ads [Click here for full story at Businessweek.com] Lower inventory + less time...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:08 PM

How they boost income: 30-July-08

Tesco, the supermarket chain: 1. It aims to increase profits from its services (i.e. financial, telecommunications and internet services) from £400m to £1bn 2. It hired a new CEO for the services and a new head for the bank 3. It purchased Royal Bank...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:31 PM

How they boost income: 23-July-08

Hedge Funds: They borrowed almost 15 per cent, or about 550 million, of HBOS shares, which faced intense pressure from investors betting on the share price falling, and sold them to be able to buy them back cheaper. [Short sellers borrow shares they do...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:25 PM

How they control cost: 23-July-08

PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-biggest carmaker: 1. It has instituted a savings program to reduce overhead and fixed production costs by 30 percent by 2010 2. It cut 10,300 positions in western Europe last year, 80 percent of them in France...
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Friday, July 18, 2008 9:16 PM

How they boost income: 18-July-08

McDonald's in Europe is upgrading the customer experience: 1. It refurbished the chain's outlets there 2. It created a McDonald's design studio outside Paris to come up with a range of eight design packages from which franchisees can choose...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:08 PM

How they boost income: 16-July-08

Steelmakers are stepping up overseas takeovers of coal and iron ore mines to combat record commodity prices and ensure that they have access to sufficient supplies: 1. PT Krakatau Steel, Indonesia's largest steelmaker will buy stakes in overseas iron...
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:54 PM

How they boost income: 08-July-08

Macquarie Group Ltd., Australia's biggest investment bank: 1. It is focusing on Korea-U.S. cross- border transactions and is stepping up its help to Korean investors in finding U.S. targets because South Korean companies escaped the worst of the U...
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:46 PM

How they control cost: 08-July-08

India's Airlines faced with rising fuel costs are left with combined losses of $938 million for the fiscal year ended Mar. 31, 2008 (aviation fuel in India is now the most expensive in the world). If they raise fares, they lose customers, but if they...
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:28 PM

How they boost income: 01-July-08

Microsoft, software giant: 1. It wants to buy semantic search engine Powerset as a way of closing the search gap with Google. 2. It has offered more than $100 million to acquire the company. 3. It has split its search engine into specific categories-a...
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Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:10 PM

How they control cost: 25-May-08

Gap Inc., the largest U.S. clothing retailer: 1. It is cutting inventory 2. It is closing unprofitable stores 3. It is curbing marketing spending. It will have no television ads for its Gap brand 4. It lowered payroll spending. [Click here for full story...
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Thursday, May 08, 2008 11:44 PM

How they boost income: 08-May-08

ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker: 1. It is focusing on developing economies where steel consumption per capita will grow, as growth slows in the U.S. 2. It will invest $10 billion on projects in Indonesia. It is seeking to buy a stake...
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:49 PM

How they boost income: 06-May-08

Finstar, Russian holding company with interests in retail, property and gaming: 1. It will build up its retail and property interests to more than half of revenue to reduce its dependence on gambling. 2. It will open supermarkets and hypermarkets in Russia...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:40 PM

How they boost income: 23-Apr-08

HP Labs, the research arm of computer giant HP: 1. It will cut its projects from 150 to 20 or 30 dropping those with little commercial future. 2. Researchers whose projects get scuttled will be transferred to bigger teams 3. Researchers will compete for...
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Monday, April 21, 2008 11:16 PM

How they control cost: 21-Apr-08

Wesfarmers Ltd., Australia's second-largest retailer: It will ask shareholders to buy $2.3 billion of stock to pay off debt acquired with the purchase of Coles Group Ltd. to save refinancing costs as the cost of refinancing debt with debt surged by...
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