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 | Force Protection plans to take new roads Armored-vehicle maker Force Protection Inc. is shifting gears and diversifying its business by looking to customers abroad and by investing in new products, the Ladson-based company's chief executive officer told shareholders Friday. In past years, the top priority has been almost exclusively to churn out armored trucks for U.S. forces in the Middle East, said Chief Executive Officer Michael Moody, who has been running in the company since January. Late-day rally for stocksNEW YORK â€" Wall Street staged a comeback Friday, with the major indexes jumping more than 5 percent and the Dow Jones industrials surging nearly 500 points. The late afternoon rally ended another volatile week that saw stocks reach six-year lows. Wal-Mart chief to step down in 2009NEW YORK â€" Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday that its chief executive officer will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division. With a solid retail background and experience wrangling costs in the company's overseas unit, analysts say CEO Lee Scott's successor, Mike Duke, has what it takes to take on the top post as the company increasingly focuses on emerging markets. Inglis: Feds to look at Whittle's payoutGREENVILLE â€" U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis' office said the Treasury Department is reviewing the pay package for a South Carolina banker whose company is seeking money from the $700 billion federal bailout program. The review was requested by Inglis and Gov. Mark Sanford.  | ||
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