Stocks could sputter with Black Friday eyed
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks could sputter next week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile. Read Full Story
Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury: source
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Read Full Story
How Two Hard-Hit Familes Cope With Holiday Shopping
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We keep talking about consumers. I decided to talk to them, instead. Specifically, consumers who’ve seen their incomes take a nosedive. Where are they shopping this holiday season? How much do they plan to spend? Read Full Story
Hershey Mulls $17 Billion Bid for Cadbury: Source
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Germany warns US on market bubbles
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Germany’s new finance minister has echoed Chinese warnings about the growing threat of fresh global asset price bubbles, fuelled by low US interest rates and a weak dollar Read Full Story
Hershey weighs $17bn bid for Cadbury
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The charitable trust that controls Hershey has encouraged the US confectioner’s management to pursue a $17bn bid for Cadbury, topping Kraft Foods’ hostile $16.2bn offer Read Full Story
Stocks dip as investors fret about recovery
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton as a further sign that the recovery would be anemic. Read Full Story
Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury: source
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Read Full Story
Arrests made in €10m match-fixing probe
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Police and sport officials have dismantled a criminal ring suspected of unprecedented match-fixing and betting in European professional football Read Full Story
Wall St slips on weak corporate results
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton helped push stocks lower on Friday as Wall Street headed for its third straight day of losses. Read Full Story