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Reuters - Department store owner Dillard's Inc.  on Friday reported
 lower quarterly profit as it cut prices to drive sales.

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Reuters - Italy's Benetton  said on Friday its sales rose 3.6 percent in
 2005 to come in above its own forecast at 1.765 billion euros ($2.12
 billion), and it saw 2006 sales growth at least in line with last year.

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Reuters - U.S. automakers plan to extend sales incentives to draw buyers
 into showrooms as they gear up for the start of the spring selling
 season, but say they will not repeat the deep discount wars of 2005.

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Reuters - U.S. stock index futures indicated a flat market open on
 Friday amid worry about the impact of rising global interest rates on
 equities and before data on the U.S. services sector and consumer
 sentiment.

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Reuters - British drugmaker Shire Plc  said on Friday it was suing Teva
 Pharmaceuticals  over the Israeli drugmaker's plans to make a cheap,
 copycat version of hyperactivity drug Adderall XR.

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Reuters - New claims for U.S. jobless benefits rose more than expected
 last week, the government said on Thursday, but a separate report
 showed planned layoffs fell sharply in February, suggesting the job
 market remains robust.

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Reuters - U.S. stock index futures indicated a flat market open on
 Friday amid worry about the impact of rising global interest rates on
 equities and before data on the U.S. services sector and consumer
 sentiment.

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AP - Fidelity Investments said Thursday its 2005 profit grew 20 percent
 to $1.3 billion, even though the nation's largest mutual fund manager
 fell far behind rivals in attracting new mutual fund investors.

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AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to hire a director of global ethics, a
 restructured position aimed at ensuring the retailer's code of conduct
 is applied across a growing global network of more than 6,200 stores
 and 1.6 million employees in 15 countries, the company said Thursday.

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