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Sears reports smaller first-quarter loss but sales keep sliding

The company expects its plan to spin off 235 Sears and Kmart stores into a real estate investment trust to be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission this week, paving the way for a rights offering to sell shares in the REIT to existing shareholders on Friday. Sears said some of the decline was expected as it shrinks operations.

South Africa names more bidders for 1,084 MW of green power

South Africa has named 13 more preferred bidders for the fourth round of a series of renewable energy projects that will add 1,084 megawatts (MW) of electricity to its ailing power grid, the energy minister said. The new bidders are in addition to 13 others announced in April as Africa’s most advanced economy aims to introduce green energy into its power mix – 95 percent of which is coal-based –

Wawrinka tops Djokovic in French final, denying career Slam (Yahoo Sports)

Stan Wawrinka won the French Open by beating No. 1-seeded Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the final Sunday, thwarting Djokovic’s bid to complete a career Grand Slam. The eighth-seeded Wawrinka, so long in the shadow of his Swiss Davis Cup teammate and pal, Roger Federer, collected his second major title after last year’s Australian Open. In doing so, Wawrinka put a stop to Djokovic’s 28-match winning streak and