By James Davey and Matt Scuffham LONDON, May 7- British grocer J Sainsbury. Although many Britons blame banks for the country's economic problems and lawmakers are keen to encourage greater competition, the' big 5'- Lloyds, RBS, Barclays, HSBC and Santander UK- control 83 percent of current accounts as customers have been reluctant to switch.
LONDON, May 7- J Sainsbury, Britain's third largest supermarket group, said on Tuesday it was in advanced negotiations with Lloyds Banking Group to take full ownership of the Sainsbury's Bank joint venture. The statement was prompted by media speculation over the weekend that Sainsbury's was on the verge of buying out Lloyds' 50 percent stake in the bank.
MUMBAI, May 5- Hong-Kong entrepreneur Ramesh Tainwala spent 18 months operating branded clothing retail stores in India before deciding it was impossible to succeed without paying bribes.
MUMBAI, May 5- Hong-Kong entrepreneur Ramesh Tainwala spent 18 months operating branded clothing retail stores in India before deciding it was impossible to succeed without paying bribes.
May 2- Tractor Supply Co:. *Increases quarterly cash dividend to $0.26 per share from $0.20 per share. *Source text for Eikon* Further company coverage.
May 2- Tractor Supply Co:. *Janney Capital raises to buy from neutral. *Janney Capital raises target price to $125 from $97.
May 2- Tractor Supply Co:. *Janney raises to buy from neutral; raises fair value to $125 from $97. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
*EU considers action on Bangladesh, including trade preferences. DHAKA, May 2- The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed more than 400 factory workers.
DHAKA, May 1- The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed more than 400 factory workers.
DHAKA, May 1- The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed more than 400 factory workers.
*EU considers action on Bangladesh, including trade preferences. May 1- The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, in order to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed hundreds of factory workers.
*EU considers action on Bangladesh, including trade preferences. May 1- The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, in order to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed hundreds of factory workers.
*Angry scenes as building owner brought to Dhaka court. DHAKA, April 30- Rescue officials in Bangladesh said on Tuesday they had given up hope of finding more survivors from a garment factory complex that collapsed killing hundreds, as the government came under pressure to do more to enforce building safety standards.
April 25- Tractor Supply Co:. *Suntrust Robinson raises price target to $122 from $117; rating buy.
LONDON, April 25- Major western clothing retailers squeezing Asian suppliers and a flawed approach to ensuring even basic working standards are fuelling conditions for tragedies like the latest factory collapse in Bangladesh, NGOs said on Thursday.
April 25- Tractor Supply Co:. *Deutsche Bank raises price target to $112 from $107; rating buy.
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ConocoPhillips reported lower quarterly earnings on Thursday as oil and natural gas production edged down along with crude prices. **COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO, Wednesday close $117.90. Colgate-Palmolive Co posted lower quarterly profit on Thursday as sales grew but the recent devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar led to a hefty charge.
Stocks edged higher on Thursday, as investors digested a raft of earnings and a drop in initial jobless claims, though declines in Dow components ExxonMobil and 3 M Co capped the advance. **IMPERIAL OIL LTD, $39.36, up 0.6 pct.
LONDON, April 25- Major western clothing retailers squeezing Asian suppliers and a flawed approach to ensuring even basic working standards are fuelling conditions for tragedies like the latest factory collapse in Bangladesh, NGOs said on Thursday.