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* The United Food and Commercial Workers union, which represents striking Southern California grocery workers, plans a rally on Wall Street on Thursday to urge investors to rethink investments in the nation’s top grocers.

* Hughes Electronics Corp. named Bruce Churchill, former president and chief operating officer at News Corp.’s Star television unit, as chief financial officer. Hughes, the DirecTV parent that was acquired by News Corp. in December, also promoted General Counsel Larry Hunter to executive vice president. Romulo Pontual, an executive vice president at News Corp., was named an executive vice president at Hughes.