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Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:47 AM

Reuters: Business News

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Name: Reuters: Business News

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents

Stocks could sputter with Black Friday eyed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks could sputter next week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile. ... [Reuters: Business News - 7 hours ago]

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Hershey Company

Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury: source

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - 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. ... [Reuters: Business News - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Hershey Company, Cadbury PLC, Kraft Foods Incorporated, HOSTILE, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 Documents

Vivendi SA

GE, Vivendi differ on NBCU valuation: report

PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric and Vivendi are at least $1 billion apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, the Financial Times said, dampening hopes of a swift sale. ... [Reuters: Business News - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Vivendi SA, NBC Universal Inc, General Electric Company

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc

Chip stocks fall on BofA Merrill downgrades

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Semiconductor stocks fell sharply after BofA Merrill Lynch turned bearish on the industry and downgraded several chipmakers, including Intel Corp , citing a modest rise in inventories. ... [Reuters: Business News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Semiconductor, Merrill Lynch & Co Inc, Intel Corporation

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Federal Reserve System

Fed officials play down impact of weak dollar

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Thursday downplayed the consequences of the falling U.S. dollar, underscoring that deflation is still a threat, especially with commercial real estate prices falling. ... [Reuters: Business News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Dollar Weaker, Deflation, US Dollar, Federal Reserve System

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

OECD

OECD sees Fed, ECB rates on hold into late 2010

PARIS (Reuters) - The world's key central banks will not need to start raising policy interest rates until late 2010 due to low inflation and economic slack, and can then proceed gradually, the OECD said in a report published on Thursday. ... [Reuters: Business News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: OECD, Inflation, Paris

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

U.S. recovery seen subdued, jobless rate high: OECD

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery will be weaker than after previous deep recessions, and the high jobless rate will decline only slowly, the OECD said on Thursday. ... [Reuters: Business News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: OECD, United States, Washington DC

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Stock futures signal losses; eyes on techs

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.61 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.51 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.44 percent at 1030 GMT (5:30 a.m. EST). ... [Reuters: Business News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: S&P 500, Wall Street, United States

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Asia helps feeble West in global recovery: OECD

PARIS (Reuters) - Asia is leading the global economy out of the deepest downturn in decades but the recovery will be marred by high unemployment and huge government debt across the industrialized countries, the OECD said on Thursday. ... [Reuters: Business News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: OECD, Unemployment, Paris

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Sears loss narrows as Kmart shows improvement

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp posted a narrower quarterly loss on Thursday as comparable-store sales at its Kmart discount chain rose for the first time in several quarters. ... [Reuters: Business News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Sears Holdings Corporation, Wilmington (Delaware, United States)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Market News)

Sony pushes back profit margin target to 2013

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp pushed back an elusive target of an operating profit margin of 5 percent to March 2013, as it heads for its second straight loss and loses ground to overseas competitors. ... [Reuters: Business News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Profit Margin, Sony Corporation, Tokyo

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Market News)

Williams-Sonoma profit beats; FY view raised

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Williams-Sonoma Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year outlook on Thursday as the home-goods retailer's cost-cutting and merchandising efforts bore fruit. ... [Reuters: Business News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Williams-Sonoma Inc

Quotes

...machinery maker Caterpillar Inc posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday and raised its full-year forecast, saying it was seeing "encouraging signs that indicate a recovery may be under way."

Caterpillar beats estimates, raises forecast [Reuters: Business News - 10/20/2009]

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Burkle buys Barneys New York debt: report [Reuters: Business News - 11/20/2009]
Asia shares dip in shift to safety [Reuters: Business News - 11/20/2009]

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