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BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Up After Talks By Fed's Bullard
Wall Street Journal, The | 8 minutes ago
U.S. stock futures and a broad swathe of commodities moved higher on Monday, as comments from a Federal Reserve member who will vote next year caused investors to exit the greenback to reinvest elsewhere.... (more)
UPDATE: Ahold Exec: Targets 20% Share In Dutch Retail Sector
Wall Street Journal, The | 18 minutes ago
(Adds executive comment) RIDDERKERK, the Netherlands (Dow Jones)--Food retailer Royal Ahold NV (AH.AE) wants to have a 20% market share in the Dutch retail sector, Chief Operating Officer Dick Boer said Monday.... (more)
J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit soars on coffee
Yahoo! | 58 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Ore. ? J.M. Smucker Co. nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee gave a jolt to its lineup and lower commodity prices for coffee beans and other items fattened its profit margins.... (more)
Stock futures signal gains; eyes on Kraft
Yahoo! | 58 minutes ago
(Reuters) ? U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 up 0.8 to 1 percent.... (more)
Sainsbury family intervenes in bid
Independent (London), The | 58 minutes ago
Lord Sainsbury, the former science minister and the biggest single shareholder in the supermarket chain that bears his name, has told the board of the company not to open its books to any private equity bid worth less than 600p a share.... (more)
Ocean Spray rejects cranberry mislabeling claim
FoodNavigator | 1 hour 5 minutes ago
Ocean Spray has denied claims by the National Consumers League (NCL) that the company's Choice sweetened dried cranberry product is more sugar than cranberry and therefore falsely labeled.... (more)
Cadbury hits record high as rival bidders circle
Reuters | 1 hour 6 minutes ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Cadbury Plc shares hit a record high on speculation of a battle for the British confectioner between bidder Kraft Foods Inc and rivals who are considering making takeover offers, analysts said on Monday.... (more)
Cadbury Rises to Record; Nestle Mulls Bid, Reuters Says Kraft May Bid More
Bloomberg | 2 hours 20 minutes ago
Kraft, led by Chief Executive Officer Irene Rosenfeld, made an unsolicited 10.3 billion pound ($17 billion) approach for Cadbury two months ago. The world's second-largest food company may increase that offer if rival bidders emerge, Reuters said late yesterday, citing a person it didn't identify.... (more)
Cadbury shares hit new high on hopes for bidding war
MarketWatch | 2 hours 21 minutes ago
Hershey, Nestle may join Kraft in battle for U.K. chocolate maker... (more)
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