MEXICO CITY, July 8 (Reuters) - Walmex, Mexico's biggest retailer, posted a 16 percent rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday as aggressive promotions and a helpful calendar offset a deep recession.
Wal-Mart de Mexico, or Walmex (WALMEXV.MX), said it earned 3.753 billion pesos ($285 million) in the April-June period. ($1 = 13.1695 pesos at end of June) (Reporting by Noel Randewich and Jason Lange; Editing Bernard Orr)
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. court of appeals on Tuesday upheld a $290 million jury verdict against Microsoft Corp for infringing a patent held by a small Canadian software firm, and affirmed an injunction that prevents Microsoft from selling versions of its Word program which contain the offending software.
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