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DETROIT–General Motors Co. has rescinded white-collar pay cuts it made last spring as it desperately tried to conserve cash and avoid filing for bankruptcy […]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