(Reuters) - Walmart ( WMT ) on Wednesday said it will build five new warehouses with a high tech spin in the United States aiming to bolster and speed up the distribution of perishable products to its 4,600 stores. The distrubition centers (DC) equipped with automation technology will handle temperature-sensitive products like milk, meat and vegetables and fruits that can...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Walmart Chile's workers union launched a strike on Wednesday, days after negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement failed, the union said in a statement. The National Federation of Walmart Workers had last week warned of the strike action, saying the local branch of retail giant Walmart ( WMT ) had not been negotiating since the start...

(Reuters) - News outlet CNN will cut about 100 jobs as part of a plan to consolidate news operations and bolster its digital business, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday. CNN will merge its news-gathering and digital news teams, invest in video operations and launch pay-per-view news products, CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson told staff in...

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Wednesday three people have been killed and two seriously injured by low-cost faulty replacement air bag inflators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urged used car buyers and owners to be aware of the use of substandard imported inflators that can cause death or serious injury in a crash. The...