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Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury: source
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Reuters
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7 minutes ago
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.
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Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens
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AP
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12 minutes ago
Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market. Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. suggested that an economic recovery could be uneven.
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Report: Hershey may launch bid for Cadbury
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AP
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12 minutes ago
Hershey Co. may make a $17 billion bid for UK candy company Cadbury PLC, topping the recent $16.5 billion hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc., the Wall Street Journal reports Friday.
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Small Florida bank shuttered, 124th this year
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AP
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18 minutes ago
Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.
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Americans save more but earn less as rates fall
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AP
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26 minutes ago
The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money. Interest rates are sinking to near zero for the first time since last year's financial meltdown, dampening spending as Americans earn less on their bank deposits and investment accounts.
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Business Highlights
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AP
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47 minutes ago
In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment.
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J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit soars on coffee
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AP
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54 minutes ago
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.
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Moody's downgrades Sprint rating
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AP
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1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Moody's Investors Service said Friday that it downgraded ratings for Sprint Nextel Corp. because it is taking longer than expected to stanch a deterioration in its profit.
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D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders
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AP
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1 hour, 11 minutes ago
Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling more than 15 percent Friday.
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D.R. Horton, J.M. Smucker, Dell are big movers
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AP
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1 hour, 20 minutes ago
The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE:
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Chase drops arbitration from card contracts
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AP
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1 hour, 21 minutes ago
JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Friday it is dropping a clause from its credit card contracts that required disputes with customers to be handled through binding arbitration, a move that could lead to consumers filing class-action and other lawsuits.
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Rio's Cloud Peak down in debut, others fare better
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Reuters
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1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Investors bet on growth in the IPOs of a Chinese hotel chain and an online education company on Friday, but were less enthusiastic about a spin-off of mining giant Rio Tinto.
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Pengrowth Energy Trust Announces Cash Distribution for December 15, 2009
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Marketwire
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1 hour, 54 minutes ago
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Stocks dip as investors fret about recovery
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Reuters
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1 hour, 59 minutes ago
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.
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Penn West Energy Trust Confirms November Cash Distribution
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Marketwire
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2 hours, 1 minute ago
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The Huntington National Bank Announces Completion of Its Offer to Purchase for Cash Subordinated Bank Notes
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PR Newswire
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2 hours, 6 minutes ago
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated .
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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday
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TradingMarkets.com
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2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Jean Claude Trichet's innuendo of removing corporate credit aid sent waves of trepidation over investors depressing stock prices. Hewlett-Packard reveals its fiscal fourth quarter 2010 earnings after the close on Monday.
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Latest Bullish Sign for Gold: Central Banks Are Big Buyers
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CNBC
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2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Gold prices, which have already soared to record levels in recent weeks, could get a further boost from a new investor: central banks.
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GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
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AP
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2 hours, 22 minutes ago
A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.
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Evergreen Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Dividends
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Business Wire
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2 hours, 29 minutes ago
BOSTON----Evergreen Investments today announced the dividend declaration for Evergreen Income Advantage Fund , Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund , and Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund , and Evergreen Global Dividend Opportunity Fund .
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