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Unit 3 Micro: Unilever hit by rising costs

Here is a good example of a global giant in consumer products whose profitability has been affected by external headwinds over which it has little control. The Anglo-Dutch business Unilever – the world’s second-biggest consumer-goods company – has announced that … Continue reading

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Giving thanks costs more

Giving thanks costs more Late Sunday, a woman perusing the aisles at Albertsons Grocery Store on Johnston Street edged her basket up to the frozen poultry display as other shoppers moved on and plucked up a fat, bargain-priced turkey. Read … Continue reading

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Rising costs send up prices at McDonald’s China

Rising costs send up prices at McDonald’s China * Prices apply to mainland China only Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News

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Chile copper miners H1 ops costs jump 25 pct-CESCO

Chile copper miners H1 ops costs jump 25 pct-CESCO SANTIAGO Nov 12 (Reuters) – Operating costs for copper miners in the world’s top producer, Chile, jumped 25 percent in average in the first half of 2010 from last year, according … Continue reading

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