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Wall Street Ends Higher On Positive Data, Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Gains

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:19:04 GMT

US stocks finished higher on Wednesday as better-than-expected economic data boosted investor optimism. Trading was relatively thin ahead of Thursday's US Thanksgiving holiday.[More...]

Seven 5-Star Stocks From Berkshire's Latest Portfolio

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:31:39 GMT

Burlington Northern was just one of several purchases Berkshire has made lately.[More...]

Stocks Advance As US Dollar Plays Defence

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:18:26 GMT

Markets generally adopted a slightly more defensive tone on Friday. In the US, utilities and consumer stables managed small gains, but financials, consumer cyclicals and IT fell.[More...]

Battle For Cadbury Gets Sticky As Hershey & Italy’s Ferrero Mull Offer

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:55:37 GMT

Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) and Italian-based confectioner Ferrero SpA are considering a possible bid for U.K. candy giant Cadbury PLC (NYSE ADR: CBRY), raising the potential for a costly bidding war. But should a battle take place, U.S. food giant Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) is still the odds-on favorite.[More...]

Wall Street Slips On Weak Housing Data, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Rallies

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:45:59 GMT

US stocks finished lower on Wednesday as disappointing housing data spurred recovery fears. A sharp slide in technology shares also pressurized stocks.[More...]

Bernanke Frets About The Dollar

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:55:18 GMT

I wrote yesterday I thought markets had focused on the positive on Friday and that appears to have been even more the case overnight. To be fair, yesterday’s 1.2% QoQ rise in Japanese GDP in Q3 was a positive surprise (although this still leaves output down 4.5% YoY). But I wasn’t overly impressed with the stronger than expected 1.4% MoM gain in US retail sales in October, coming as it did after a revised 2.3% MoM decline in September (previously reported as a 1.5% mom decline).[More...]

Wall Street Surges On Bernanke Comments, Exxon (NYSE: XOM) Rallies

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:58:59 GMT

US stocks finished with solid gains on Monday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said that the central bank is likely to keep interest rates exceptionally low for "an extended period," in order to encourage economic growth.[More...]

Daily Highlights: 11/11/09

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:29:44 GMT

Asian stocks, currencies rise on Japan, China economic data; gold advances.China's industrial production output grew 16.1% in October, its fastest pace in more than a year.Job openings in U.S. remain close to record-lowsOil prices fell $79 a barrel in Asia amid rising U.S. oil inventories and a weaker dollarSwiss rules to tie bonuses to profit will apply only to the nation’s 12 largest banksUnfilled positions climb to most since June as US companies delay hiring.USDA trimmed its production forecast and raised its price outlook for crops.Adobe to cut about 680 full-time positions or about 9% of its total work force.AIG’s CEO Robert Benmosche, after just 3 months, is ready to quit over pay constraintsArvinMeritor[More...]

Will Kraft Be Able To Buy Cadbury Any Time Soon?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:33:37 GMT

Yesterday (Nov. 10), Cadbury Plc, the maker of Dairy Milk chocolate, rejected Kraft Foods Inc.'s unsolicited takeover offer of £10.1 billion ($17 billion) after Kraft stuck to the terms of its initial bid.[More...]

Wall Street Soars As Dollar Tumbles, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) Surges

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:56:31 GMT

US stocks rallied on Monday as dollar declined, sending stocks and commodities higher.[More...]

Business Highlights

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:49:00 GMT

Unexpected drop in jobless rate sparks optimism
WASHINGTON (AP) - A surprising drop in the unemployment rate and far fewer job losses last month raised hopes Friday for a sustained economic recovery.
The rate unexpectedly fell to 10 percent, from 10.2 percent in October, as employers cut the fewest number of jobs since the recession began.

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Wall Street Ends Higher On Positive Data, Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Gains

Seven 5-Star Stocks From Berkshire's Latest Portfolio

Stocks Advance As US Dollar Plays Defence

Battle For Cadbury Gets Sticky As Hershey & Italy’s Ferrero Mull Offer

Wall Street Slips On Weak Housing Data, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Rallies

Bernanke Frets About The Dollar

Wall Street Surges On Bernanke Comments, Exxon (NYSE: XOM) Rallies

Daily Highlights: 11/11/09

Will Kraft Be Able To Buy Cadbury Any Time Soon?

Wall Street Soars As Dollar Tumbles, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) Surges

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Evening Standard, London, Anthony Hilton column

Union says Kraft could cut European jobs

Kraft rounds up banks to help Cadbury bid

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Daily Mail, London, Alex Brummer column

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Report: Women still underrepresented in key positions at Chicago companies: Census from the Chicago Network shows number of female directors declined

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Wall St Sense Reviews Equities in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Services Sectors

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Fitch: U.S. Packaged Foods Industry to Benefit from Value-Focused Consumers in 2010

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KRAFT FOODS MAKES DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY INDEX FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW ; Company Updates Progress Against Sustainability Goals

Kraft Foods Makes Dow Jones Sustainability Index Fifth Year in a Row

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KRAFT FOODS FOUNDATION INVESTS $1.6 MILLION IN CHICAGO ORGANIZATIONS

Oscar Mayer Lunchables Lunch Combinations Introduces Six New Varieties

Form 3 Jones Kim Harris For: Nov 09 (10K)

Form 4/A KRAFT FOODS INC For: Sep 30 Filed by: SEARER RICHARD G (10K)

Form 4 ZARB FRANK G For: Feb 04 (10K)

Form 4 MCLEVISH TIMOTHY R For: Oct 01 (10K)

Form 4 KRAFT FOODS INC For: Sep 30 Filed by: SEARER RICHARD G (10K)

Form 4 VERNON W ANTHONY For: Aug 17 (10K)

Form 3 VERNON W ANTHONY For: Aug 17 (10K)

Form 4 KRAFT FOODS INC For: Jul 01 Filed by: ROSENFELD IRENE B (10K)

Form 4 ZARB FRANK G For: May 20 (10K)

Form 4 KRAFT FOODS INC For: May 20 Filed by: WRIGHT DEBORAH C (10K)