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The largest retailer in the world, the U.S.-based Wal-Mart, has announced plans to expand into India by the middle of next year. Wal-Mart announced that its venture included a partnership with India?s Bharti group and that the two entities would strive to expand to over 75 Indian cities and regions with five to seven years of launching their first store.

The European Union fined the beer manufacturer Heineken NV $297 million, Grolsch NV $42.88 million and the privately held Bavaria $30.96 million, for cartel practices they were engaged from at least 1996 to 1999, by coordinating price increases of beer.

Steven Spielberg has always been known as one of the finest film directors in Hollywood. In fact, movies such as E.T, Jaws and Jurassic Park have certainly put him up in the hall of fame of movie directors.

The expectations that Japan`s Central Bank will raise interest rates has grown, after it has been reported that during the last quarter of 2006 the Japanese economy grew in the fastest rate in the past 3 years. These expectations have caused the Yen the biggest gain against the Dollar, since May.

Jim Samples, head of the Cartoon Network resigned Friday after a marketing stunt resulted in a terrorism scare in Boston, which led police to shut down bridges and dispatch the bomb squad. His resignation was announced in an internal memo to Cartoon Network staff members.

This week saw yet another twist in McCartney-Mills divorce saga after police were called to the couple?s home in England

Martina Hingis, who was once ranked as the world?s number one tennis star, has confirmed that she is engaged to a fellow tennis player ? the Czech, Radek Stepanek

Bharti Enterprises, an Indian corporation specializing in communications, signed a contract with Walmart in the end of November. This contract stipulated the creation of cross-India chain of retail stores

No other composer in the history of music is better known than Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

If you are located in Asia, you might not be able to be reading these lines, at least not when they were written

After discount retailers and quick-fix fashion labels like Target, Wal-Mart or H&M have been continuously nibbling away at mid-priced department store?s market shares, networks like J.C. Penney Co. and Kohl?s Corp. are determined to fight back this holiday season.

Hailie D?Amore, the makeup artist who was nominated for an Oscar for her work on the movie, ?Forrest Gump? was found dead in her home, alongside her husband.

The World`s largest Food and Beverage group, Nestle SA, purchased a unit of the Swiss drug manufacturer Novartis for $2.52 billion. The two companies announced Thursday.

The French police searched the headquarters of the European Aeronautic Defense & Space (EADS), parent company of Airbus, in relation to suspicion of insider trading. The search hampered yesterday`s celebration of Airbus`s A380, super-jumbo-jet, approval for sale.

In post-game and post-brawl comments, Knicks coach Isiah Thomas has said he told Anthony that he and Camby shouldn`t have been in the game after it was decided

Redmond`s software giant Microsoft announced last week that testing of a new computer server application that allows corporate customers to make internet-based phone calls has commenced

After taking the text-based advertising world by storm, Google is targeting a new market ? the radio one

The Los Angeles Lakers are proving to be contenders. The Kobe Bryant led group is 14-6 so far, half a game ahead of the Phoenix Suns in the Pacific

Sir Paul McCartney, ex-Beatles singer and one of the world?s most popular entertainers, has admitted that he occasionally seeks professional help.

Perhaps long overdue, Allen Iverson is leaving the city of Philadelphia

Wal Mart is the largest retailer in the world and the second largest corporation behind Exxon Mobile

The Indian economy grew by 9.2% in the second quarter of the current fiscal year

The man who led Chile in a coup d?etat in 1973 and went on to become one of South America?s worst dictators, Augusto Pinochet, is in critical condition after suffering a heart attack

After the British retailing giant Tesco failed to reach agreement with Indian Bharti Enterprises, Wal-Mart ceased the opportunity to enter the promising Indian market.

The bad news is: the world needs changing. Poverty, Hunger, Inequality, Disease, it?s a long list, and battling it is pricey. The good news, Millions of Americans are willing to help.

Last Sunday, in a shut-out loss to the New England Patriots at home, Brett Favre left the game with a nerve injury to his right elbow

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has recently announced that it is to start testing for drugs in 2008

Leonard Green & Partners will buy David`s Bridal Inc. from Federated Department Stores Inc., based in Cincinnati, for $750 million, both companies said Friday

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