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2007-01-11 09:14:46Italy govt to propose supermarket gas station liberalization - reportMILAN (AFX) - Italy's minister for economic development Pierluigi Bersaniwill propose simplification of procedures for opening gas stations atsupermarkets to reduce petrol prices for consumers, daily la Repubblicareported, citing government officials.2007-01-11 07:58:04Taiwan's ProMOS 2006 pretax profit 15.73 bln twd vs loss 835.76 mlnTAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - ProMOS Technologies Inc (5387.TW) registered anunaudited pretax profit of 15.73 bln twd in 2006, vice president Ben Tseng said.2007-01-11 07:34:51HMV posts H1 opg loss of 24.5 mln stg, says Christmas trading improvedLONDON (AFX) - Troubled music retailer HMV Group PLC has announced a firsthalf operating loss, before exceptional items, of 24.5 mln stg, but hailed a'much improved' Christmas period.2007-01-11 07:25:10HMV posts H1 operating loss of 24.5 mln stg, says Christmas trading improvedLONDON (AFX) - Troubled music retailer HMV Group PLC has announced a firsthalf operating loss, before exceptional items, of 24.5 mln stg but hailed a'much improved' Christmas period.2007-01-11 07:19:21Metro fy sales up 7.5 pct to 60 bln eur thanks to Polish, German acquisitionsDUESSELDORF, Germany (AFX) - Metro AG said full-year sales rose 7.5 pct toabout 60 bln eur, topping its own guidance of a 6 pct increase thanks to theacquisition of Geant hypermarkets in Poland and Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Germanoperations.2007-01-11 06:06:50Wal-Mart touts health care enrollmentBENTONVILLE, Ark. (AFX) - The booster shot that Wal-Mart gave to itscompany-arranged health insurance has increased enrollment only slightly, withfewer than half of the retailer's eligible employees signing up for planstweaked twice in the past 16 months.
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