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Wal-Mart, General Motors reaffirm jobs long planned, Trump says thanks
January 18, 2017 by creative · Leave a Comment
Wal-Mart will add 10,000 jobs this year while GM announced $1 billion in investment that would create 1,500 U.S. jobs. Trump, who takes office on Friday, has repeatedly singled out and criticized U.S. companies across industries for not doing more to keep jobs in the United States and has put pressure on them to hire more U.S. workers.
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BAT agrees to buy Reynolds for $49 billion
January 18, 2017 by publisher · Leave a Comment
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – British American Tobacco has agreed a $49.4 billion takeover of U.S. rival Reynolds American Inc , creating the world's biggest listed tobacco company after it increased an earlier offer by more than $2 billion. BAT, which already owned 42 percent of Reynolds, will pay $29.44 in cash and 0.5260 BAT shares for each Reynolds share, it said, a 26 percent premium over the price of the stock on Oct. 20, the day before BAT's first offer was made public. Reynolds, the maker of Camel and …
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BAT agrees to buy Reynolds for $49 billion