Washington The Wall Street Journal claimed that the market and Wal-Mart’s stock rose on the news that Wal-Mart and Bharti had finally inked their joint venture deal for Wal-Mart to expand into India. Mainly, this should only be proof in the irrationality of investors, since this transaction now seems more like minimal face-saving than any …
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Candidates Forum in Jakarta
San Francisco Latest news from ACORN political organizer, Krista Holub, who has been over in Jakarta working with our partner organization, the Urban Poor Consortium, is that the Candidates Forum went very well, all things considered. There were 6-7000 people in attendance. Only one of the candidates, the underdog, Adang attended, which was unfortunate. This …
Quit India Rally
San Francisco August 9th in India is an important marker of the independence of the country and its fight against colonialism. This year it also has become the rallying cry to stop the efforts to modify foreign direct investment in retail and the block the invasion of big box retailers like Wal-Mart. The …