SAN FRANCISCO, March 28- Wal-Mart Stores Inc is considering a radical plan to have store customers deliver packages to online buyers, a new twist on speedier delivery services that the company hopes will enable it to better compete with Amazon.com Inc..
LONDON, March 25- U.S. distributors and freight hauliers have held down diesel consumption even as their business recovers from recession by making thousands of small changes to their operations. In 2013, FedEx will have improved the fuel efficiency of its U.S vehicle fleet by 22 percent compared with 2005, Chairman Frederick Smith said at CERA Week.
NEW YORK, March 24- U.S. stocks could break through to all-time closing highs this week, but it could depend on a solution to Cyprus' fiscal woes. Cyprus faces a Monday deadline to avert a collapse of its banking system.
NEW YORK, March 22- U.S. stocks could break through to all-time closing highs next week- provided a resolution to the fiscal woes of Cyprus satisfies investors.
March 21- American Realty Capital Properties Inc said on Thursday that it was "surprised but disappointed" that Cole Credit Property Trust III Inc's had rejected its $5.7 billion buyout offer, but said it remains committed to the offer.
The biggest supplier of industrial gases provided a "disappointing" report that may set the tone for the market today.
*Cyprus banking crisis a reminder of global risks. *Homebuilders' stocks jump after Lennar earnings. The statement, and comments by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, came as the market grapples with banking woes in Cyprus, the most recent flare-up in the euro-zone debt crisis. "
*American Realty offers $5.7 bln in cash and stock. *American Realty asks Cole Credit to call off merger with external adviser.