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He is paring down Public’s restaurants to offer fast-casual and takeout food from third-party operators, which he said will save on labor and other costs.
Treasury yields declined in Asian afternoon trade, paring some of Tuesday’s significant yield increases.
The Nasdaq composite ended the day up 0.2% after paring most of its morning gains.
Shares in the Swedish bank, which have been trading at record levels in recent weeks, rose as much as 6.8% to 356.10 Swedish kronor in early trade Thursday, before paring back the gains somewhat.
The company has marked down its Franchise Group investment, and has spent the last year or so paring debt through refinancing, selling off parts of its business and other steps, including closing offices.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
