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Nestlé joins queue of confectioners for Cadbury

Times Online - Catherine Boyle - ‎1 hour ago‎
Nestlé, the Swiss food group, has emerged as the latest contender in the £9.8 billion battle for control of Cadbury, the British chocolate maker.

Fed's Bullard: US In Early Stages Of Recovery

Wall Street Journal - Michael S. Derby - ‎22 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Sunday the US economy has started to recover.

"Black Friday" deals may not signal retail comeback

Reuters - Jessica Wohl - ‎4 hours ago‎
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When the US holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened, but even more bargain-hungry customers cross their thresholds.

Thanksgiving Recipe: Just Chill

New York Times - Mark Bittman - ‎20 hours ago‎
This week, more than 200 million of us will feast, mostly in the homes of friends and relatives. In the kitchens of those homes will be cooks, and in the hearts of those cooks will be fear.
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US gas prices dip as drivers cut back

CNNMoney.com - ‎26 minutes ago‎
Gasoline prices dip to $2.65 a gallon on average, according to nationwide survey of filling stations. New York (CNN) -- US average gasoline prices dropped by more than 3 cents per gallon in the past two weeks as the slumping job market takes its toll ...

Reliance Makes Offer for LyondellBasell

Wall Street Journal - Mike Spector, Eric Yep - ‎1 hour ago‎
In a major bid to go global, Reliance Industries Ltd., the giant Indian energy and materials company, made an offer of around $12 billion to take a controlling interest in Lyondell Basell Industries when the chemical maker ...

Woman stripped of disability pay over Facebook photos

9NEWS.com - Dan Boniface - ‎2 hours ago‎
MONTREAL, Canada - A 29-year-old woman has been stripped of her disability insurance after her insurance company saw pictures she uploaded to the popular social networking site, Facebook.

Rio to get at least $741 million from Cloud Peak IPO

Reuters - Mark Bendeich, Jonathan Standing - ‎1 hour ago‎
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) (RIO.L) expects to receive at least $741 million from the flotation of its US coal-mining unit, Cloud Peak Energy Inc (CLD.

Christmas sale surge cripples eBay

NEWS.com.au - ‎1 hour ago‎
Consumers looking at the UK, US and Australian sites reported difficulties with the site's search function. Will you do your Christmas shopping online?

Sands China Raises $2.5 Billion in Offering at Bottom of Range

Bloomberg - Sarah McDonald - ‎1 hour ago‎
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Sands China Ltd. and its parent, the casino company controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, raised HK$19.4 billion ($2.5 billion) in a Hong Kong initial public offering conducted at the ...

Qatari Diar Says Rail System May Cost $25.3 Billion

Bloomberg - Robert Tuttle, Anthony DiPaola - ‎10 hours ago‎
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Qatar, the world's largest producer of liquefied natural gas, expects the construction of a railway system will cost 17 billion euros ($25.3 billion) as the Persian Gulf state seeks improved ...

Best Soup Ever? Suits Over Ads Demand Proof

New York Times - Stephanie Clifford - ‎Nov 21, 2009‎
A judge told DirecTV to modify ads like this one after Charter Communications sued. The companies later settled the lawsuit. AT&T sued Verizon Wireless over this ad chart, saying it falsely implied that AT&T had no cellphone ...

Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts

The Associated Press - Tom Raum - ‎6 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag. Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding.

New law bans genetic discrimination

Los Angeles Times - Joe Markman - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the most sweeping anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years, prohibits employers from hiring or firing based on a person's genetic makeup.

Fla. jobless rate climbs to 11.2 percent in Oct.

The Associated Press - Bill Kaczor - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida's unemployment rate continued its steady upward climb in October to 11.2 percent - a mark last seen in the 1970s and a tenth of a percentage point higher than September's adjusted rate, state officials said Friday.

Officials: Atlantic City fire began in pizza shop

The Associated Press - ‎5 hours ago‎
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Investigators say a fire that destroyed businesses on the famous Atlantic City boardwalk apparently started in a pizza shop.

BofA May Name Stopgap CEO If Board Needs More Time for Search

Bloomberg - Bradley Keoun, David Mildenberg - ‎Nov 21, 2009‎
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp.'s board may extend its search for a new, permanent chief executive officer into 2010 if directors can't settle on a candidate in the next four days, ...

NRC investigating radiation at Three Mile Island

The Associated Press - ‎4 hours ago‎
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending investigators to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant after a small amount of radiation was detected there.

Smart Shopper: Black Friday 101

WRAL.com - Faye Prosser - ‎3 hours ago‎
By Faye Prosser, wral's Smart Shopper & Smart Spending Resources Have you ever wondered what possess perfectly sane people to get up well before the crack of dawn to shop the Black Friday sales on the day after Thanksgiving?

Schumer wants probe of frequent flier mile claims

The Associated Press - Michael Gormley - ‎9 hours ago‎
ALBANY, NY - US Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal review of complaints by consumers that they are losing millions of frequent flier miles without notice in confusing agreements.

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