BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Bobby Jindal traveled Friday to Iowa, a state that is pivotal to a presidential campaign, in a trip that has heightened speculation that Jindal is planning a presidential bid in 2012. But Jindal said the speculation is ...

Analyst: New CEO Could Point Wal-Mart Toward Global Growth - Arkansas News Bureau

Mike Duke will take the reins of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. from CEO Lee Scott at the start of the new fiscal year, the retailer said Friday. Duke, the 58-year-old executive of Wal-Mart's international division, will succeed Scott Feb. 1 to become the ...

Another milestone achieved - Las Vegas Sun

Not many barriers were tougher than the one Barack Obama shattered this month when he became the first black to be elected president of the United States. But Ann Dunwoody obliterated another substantial barrier last week. On Nov. 14, Dunwoody, 55 ...

CREO moves on stake in complex - Independent

China Real Estate Opportunities (CREO) -- the Chinese division of Irish developer Treasury Holdings -- has taken an option to buy a 25.65pc stake in a €435m office and retail complex in the Chinese capital Beijing . CREO can exercise the option on ...

Scott to retire as CEO of Wal-Mart on Feb. 1 - Louisville Courier-Journal

Wal-Mart Stores, in a surprise move, said yesterday that Chief Executive Lee Scott is stepping down after nine years of leading the world's largest retailer. Effective Feb. 1, the roles of Scott, 59, as president and CEO will be filled by Mike Duke ...