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Walmart shares tumble, online struggles spook investors

WalmartInc,theworld’sbiggestretailer,onTuesdaypostedasharpdropinprofitandonlinesalesgrowthduringthecriticalholidayperiodandforecastannualprofitatthelowerendofex

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Japan's Suzuki Motor profit jumps 68 percent in third-quarter

Japan’sSuzukiMotorCorponMondayannounceda68percentjumpinoperatingprofitinthethirdquarterduetoongoinggrowthinautomobileandmotorcyclesalesinIndia,itsbiggestmarket,

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BMW 2017 car sales hit 2.09 million record but Mercedes keeps lead

BMWsalesrosetoanewrecordlastyearonstrongdemandforsport-utilityvehicles(SUVs)andthe1-Seriescompact,butthebrandwasagainoutsoldbyrivalMercedes-Benzwhosedeliveriesi

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China’s 2017 movie ticket sales rise 13.5 percent to $8.6 billion

China’stotaldomesticmovieticketsalesrose13.5percentin2017to55.9billionyuan($8.6billion),astatenewsagencysaidMonday.Thetop-grossingtitlewasthemainland-madeaction

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China's game sales of 2017 tops the world's game revenue

Chineseconsumershavespentmoreongamesin2017,saidaChinaGamePublishersAssociationPublicationsCommittee's(GPC)recentreport.Thegameindustry'ssalesincomereached203.6b

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Car sales post robust growth in Pakistan

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Dec.12(APD)--CarsalescontinuedtoshowrobustgrowthinPakistan,reaching87,273unitsduringtheperiodofJuly-November2017against71,877

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French gov't launches action plan on impact of falling diesel cars' sale

FrenchEconomyMinisterBrunoLeMaireanddomesticautomakersonThursdayagreedonanactionplantoovercomeeventualimpactofslidingsalesofdieselcars,theministrysaid."Facingth

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US Black Friday, Thanksgiving online sales climb to record high

USretailersrakedinarecord7.9billiondollarsinonlinesalesonBlackFridayandThanksgiving,figuresshow.Saleswereup17.9percentfromayearago,accordingtoAdobeAnalytics,whi

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Sam Smith scores first top spot on Billboard 200

SamSmith’s“TheThrillofitAll”scoredtheBritishsinger’sfirstNo.1spotontheBillboard200albumchart,edgingoutnewreleasesbyMaroon5andBlakeShelton,accordingtodatafromNie

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China: Are retailers cheating to win Double 11 battle?

CompetitionbetweenChina’sretailersisalwaysfierceonDouble11,butthereareaccusationsbetweensomeofthethebiggestonlineretailersthattheywerenotplayingfair.Mostnotably

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E-commerce boom highlights robust China consumption

TherecordsalesatmajorChinesee-commercesitesSaturdayofferaninsightintotherobustdomesticdemandintheworld'ssecond-largesteconomy.November11hasbecomeanonlineshoppin

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Singles’ Day– Online Shopping carnival

ByAPDWriterYangSiyaoSingles’Day,alsoknownas“doubleeleven”,whichfallsonNovember11,isthebiggestonlineshoppingcarnivalinChina.Accordingtomediareports,onlinesalespr

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Honda’s profits dip on air-bag recall despite sales growth

TOKYO:HondaMotorCo.’sfiscalsecondquarterprofitslippedcomparedtoayearagoascostsrelatedtoamassiveair-bagrecallerasedtheperksofstrongsales,theJapaneseautomakersaid

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Amazon sales surge after Whole foods acquisition, shares jump

Amazon.comInconThursdaysaiditssalessurgedoverthesummerandprofittrouncedexpectations,asshoppersjumpedatsummerpromotioneventsandboughtgroceriesatitsnewlyacquiredc

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Puma relishes Rihanna brand impact, fears discounts

Pumaexpectsgrossmarginstobesqueezedbydiscountinginthefourthquarter,despiteanewcollectionfromsingerRihannahelpingtheGermansportswearcompanyraiseits2017salesandop

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Gucci propels sales boom at France's Kering in third quarter

SurgingdemandforGucci’saccessoriesandcolorfuldesignshelpedFrenchparentKeringbeatsalesforecastsinthethirdquarter,assomeoftheluxuryindustry’sbiggestcompaniesridea

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People are reportedly buying more iPhone 7s than iPhone 8s in the US

MorecustomersintheUSarebuyingtheiPhone7thantheiPhone8,accordingtoanewreportfromKeyBancCapitalMarketsanalystJohnVinh(viaReuters).Applehasn’treleasedsalesnumbersf