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Blackstone in deal for Birds Eye as M&A thaws

November 20, 2009

Blackstone Group LP is to buy frozen foods maker Birds Eye Foods through its portfolio company Pinnacle Foods in a $1.3 billion deal, the […]

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Chance of new BHP-Rio bid less than 30 percent: Liberum

November 18, 2009

The chance of BHP Billiton making another attempt to take over rival Rio Tinto after a bid ban expires later this month is less […]

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Google, labels partner on music search: sources

October 22, 2009

Google Inc is partnering with major music labels to launch a new feature to make it easier to discover, sample and buy songs on […]

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RBC looks toward sound global acquisitions

September 17, 2009

Royal Bank of Canada hinted that it is scouring the globe for attractive acquisition opportunities now that the industry's operating environment is finally on the […]

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GM restores pay to boost morale

September 13, 2009

DETROIT–General Motors Co. has rescinded white-collar pay cuts it made last spring as it desperately tried to conserve cash and avoid filing for bankruptcy […]

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Busch slips off stage despite positioning for role in InBev spotlight

August 31, 2009

Nine months ago, a historic meeting was breaking up in the ballroom of a Secaucus, N.J., hotel. Anheuser-Busch shareholders had just agreed to sell […]

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UMSL names director of institute

August 1, 2009

Steve Burrows has been named director of the International Business Institute at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Most recently, Burrows was chief executive and […]

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How did the deficit get so large?

July 16, 2009

Here are some questions and answers about the federal budget:
How does this year’s projected deficit rank in history?
The deficit will be […]

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U.S. retail sales bounce back in May

June 13, 2009

WASHINGTON–Retail sales rose by the largest amount in four months in May, as a rebound in demand at auto dealerships and gas stations helped […]

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It’s official: Canada’s in a recession

June 3, 2009

It’s official. We’re in a recession.
Statistics Canada confirmed yesterday the economy contracted at an annualized rate of 5.4 per cent in the first quarter. That […]

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