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MAJOR PAPERS:- Catchy new Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL) computers have launched today, reported the Wall Street Journal (subscription required).
- Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE: TSN) said last week that it would produce all of its retail chickens without antibiotics, and that could be good for profitability, reported the Wall Street Journal's "Heard on the Street" column.
- A rebel Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD) shareholder will describe how the company's stake in U.S. mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless is a "cash drain" on Vodafone, reported the Financial Times (subscription required).
- The Financial Times also reported that Franklin Resources Inc (NYSE: BEN) is planning a strong push into the U.K., where it has so far failed to gain traction.
- The replacement for NZ Telecom Corporation (NYSE: NZT) CEO Theresa Gattung, who is retiring after eight years on the job, is not yet known but expected to be announced before the end of the week, reported the New Zealand Herald.
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