Carrefour Hit by Currency Effects
The French retail giant posted a drop in sales over the first quarter, as negative currency effects wiped out the impact of underlying sales growth from emerging markets.
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Credit Crunch Widens Europe Business Rifts
The European Central Bank has flooded the euro zone with cheap loans over the past three years, but large swaths of small and midsize businesses in the region have received precious little of this liquidity.
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Nestlé Expects Volatility to Stay
Nestlé said it expects the food market to remain volatile this year, as it reported a worse-than-expected rise in sales on weak consumer confidence in Europe and slowing demand in emerging markets.
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SAP's Fast Analytics Bet
German software vendor SAP AG is tying itself to a new generation of superfast computing.
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Ford Increases Stake in China Commercial Van Maker
Ford increased its ownership stake in Jiangling Motors to 31.5% from 30% and would "look for opportunities" to add shares, a Ford spokesman said.
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