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Sainsbury's results look weak at first glance, but are actually pretty strong

By: Neil Saunders

Total sales increased 3.3 per cent.

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The Anglo-Australian metals and mining group Rio Tinto has...
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Business
By New Statesman - 24 Jun 2013

The Russian oil and gas explorer Rosneft has signed a long-term...
UK and China sign £21bn currency deal

Business
By New statesman - 24 Jun 2013

The Bank of England and the People’s Bank of China have...
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Business
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Vodafone agrees Kabel Deutschland offer (...
France orders Google to comply with Data Protection Act

Business
By New statesman - 21 Jun 2013

France has ordered Google to change its policy regarding how it...
Sprint Nextel raises buyout offer for Clearwire

Business
By New Statesman - 21 Jun 2013

Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corporation has increased its...
British furniture retailer Dwell ceases trading

Business
By New statesman - 21 Jun 2013

Upmarket furniture retailer Dwell, which owns 23 stores and a...

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Five questions answered on the Vodafone/Kabel offer

Consumer/Retail
By Heidi Vella - 24 Jun 2013

Vodafone has struck up a deal with the board of German cable TV...
Sainsbury's results look weak at first glance, but are actually pretty strong

Consumer/Retail
By Neil Saunders - 12 Jun 2013

Sainsbury’s has announced that, during the 12 weeks to 08...
The three most important things you missed in the Apple keynote

Consumer/Retail
By Alex Hern - 11 Jun 2013

Apple's press conference on Monday evening was always going...
Five questions answered on Nestle and Mars price fixing charge

Consumer/Retail
By Heidi Vella - 07 Jun 2013

Canadian authorities have charged chocolate giants Nestle and...
Wearable tech isn’t exactly new

Consumer/Retail
By Sandra Kilhof Nielsen - 05 Jun 2013

Wearable tech has been a hotly debated subject lately.
The next twist in the Apple vs Samsung battle

Consumer/Retail
By Andrew Amoils - 05 Jun 2013

The Samsung vs. Apple battle took another twist...
Tesco knows what its problems are: it just can't fix them

Consumer/Retail
By Neil Saunders - 05 Jun 2013

Despite the profit squeeze suffered in 2012/13, there was a sense...

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