Just ask Newell Rubbermaid, the maker of cleaning products and other consumer staples that hit a slump in the late 1990s, about Wal-Mart's market power.

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"Just before Easter we seemed to hit a slump as far as people giving to the food bank and that has combined with demand going up, " he said.

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Just ask Newell Rubbermaid (nyse: NWL - news - people ), the maker of cleaning products and other consumer staples that hit a slump in the late 1990s, about Wal-Mart's market power.

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Other carmakers have also been hit by a slump in European car sales.

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Daimler and Volkswagen have posted falls in first-quarter profits, hit by a continuing slump European car sales.

BBC: Daimler and Volkswagen profits hit by sales falls

The former private-equity executive also savaged his rival for the work he did for mortgage giant Freddie Mac, an issue that resonated in a state hard-hit by the housing slump.

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Bryant hit six 3-pointers in the second half and emerged from a tournament-long shooting slump looking like the Kobe of Old instead of Old Kobe.

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Car production in the UK has hit a four-year high and car exports have registered a record high, despite a deep slump in European vehicle sales.

BBC: UK car exports hit record despite European market slump

The Surrey left-hander came back from a similar slump in the build-up to last year's tour of Australia to hit 116 at Brisbane but doubts remain over his suitability to open the attack when England meet South Africa in the First Test.

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