retail industry

• U.S. Holiday Sales Rise 0.7%

  By Cotten Timberlake, Bloomberg  |  December 26, 2012

  Pace of growth less than half of last year’s, MasterCard says.

• Office Depot-OfficeMax Merger Seen Rescuing Value

  By Tara Lachapelle and Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg  |  November 7, 2012

  Starboard Value, biggest holder of Office Depot, demands action.

• Regulators May Probe Bribery in Retail Industry (Reuters)

  July 27, 2012

  Other retailers have notified authorities of possible violations after reports of Wal-Mart bribes in Mexico.

• India Cuts Key Rates

  By Kartik Goyal, Bloomberg  |  April 17, 2012

  First easing since 2009 suggests growth risks trump inflation.

• Senate Bill Would Delay Debit ‘Swipe’ Rules

  By Phil Mattingly, Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  June 8, 2011

  Federal Reserve rule due to take effect in July would be postponed at least six months.