Wall Street Journal:
Shares in U.K. confectioner Cadbury hit a record high on new reports that Hershey, Nestle and Italy’s Ferrero were all considering rival offers to the current 9.9 billion pound ($16.5 billion) bid from Kraft.At 1330 GMT, Cadb (Read More)
New York Times:
Commodity stocks led the charge, particularly in London, after gold hit another record high as the dollar showed new signs of weakness.
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Wall Street Journal:
In the furthest reaches of India's rural heartland, the cellphone is bringing something that television, radio and even newspapers couldn't deliver: Instant access to music, information, entertainment, news and even worship. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. existing-home sales have surged this year and probably hit a new 2009 high last month. Yet that doesn't mean the housing market -- or the broader economy -- is following suit. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Most major Asian markets ended higher Monday as metals stocks were bolstered after gold prices rallied to hit a fresh record high. Japan's markets were closed for a holiday. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Private-sector activity across the 16-nation euro zone grew at the fastest pace in two years this month, according to the preliminary composite Markit purchasing managers index for November released Mo (Read More)
New York Times:
Residents have been allowed to return to their homes after some of the worst storms on records hit northern England last week, causing floods.
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New York Times:
Northern England was hit last week with some of the worst storm on record in Britain and many of its bridges may have been comprises by the subsequent flooding.
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Reuters:
LONDON (Reuters) - Cadbury Plc shares hit a record high on speculation of a battle for the British confectioner between bidder Kraft Foods Inc and rivals who are considering making takeover offers, analysts said on Monday. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
The main European indexes added 1.5% in early trade, buoyed by metals-linked stocks as gold hit a fresh record high of $1167.65 an ounce. However the risk currencies are stalling in Europe, with EUR/USD unable to breach 1.50 (Read More)
Reuters:
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold hit a record high at $1,167.35 an ounce on Monday as dollar weakness pushed the metal through key technical resistance levels, fuelling momentum buying after the metal's sharp run higher earlier this m (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Shares in Cadbury hit a new all-time high Monday after reports of potential offers from Nestle and Hershey sparked hopes of a bidding war for the U.K. chocolate maker.
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All Things Digital:
While it might be a dream of publishers–hard hit by the digital tsunami and blaming Google for the crisis–Microsoft is not likely to fork over the big bucks they’d need for exclusively indexing their content.“Microsoft isn’t (Read More)
www.ft.com:
As the music business enters the critical Christmas season, the inexorable slide in CD sales has slowed and new digital models are gaining ground but the industry is... (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
The death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 104, the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years. (Read More)
MSNBC.com: Nightly News:
Nov. 22: With millions expected to take to the air, road and rails this week, the holiday rush is officially on. But as NBC’s Tom Costello reports, no matter how you travel, virtually everyone will be paying more. (Nightly Ne (Read More)