Industries
Consumer Products & Retail
E-Land in talk to sell stores to Tesco S.Korea unit
SEOUL (Reuters) - Unlisted South Korean retailer E-Land said on Wednesday it was in talks to sell 35 discount stores to British retail giant Tesco Plc's South Korean unit, sending shares of rivals sharply lower. Full Article
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
SingTel says Telkomsel doing well despite price war
SINGAPORE, May 14 (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications , Southeast Asia's largest phone company, said on Wednesday that PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk , or Telkomsel, was doing well relative to the market despite a price war. Full Article
Financial Services
Hong Kong stocks seen lower as earthquake weighs
HONG KONG, May 14 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks are expected to fall on Wednesday, tracking soft regional markets, as investors weigh the impact of the earthquake in China and the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman's comments that financial markets were still troubled. Full Article
Health & Drugs
Senate revises drugmaker gift bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A revised Senate bill would require drugmakers and medical devicemakers to publicly report gifts over $500 a year to doctors, watering down the standard set in a previous version. Full Article
Autos & Transport
GM faces Thursday strike deadline at Ohio plant
DETROIT (Reuters) - Union workers at a General Motors Corp metal stamping plant in Ohio have set a Thursday deadline for reaching a local contract or walking out on strike, a spokesman for the automaker said on Tuesday. Full Article
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| GOLD | $2,937.00 | $2,938.00 |
| SILVER | $567.20 | $568.60 |
