Industry
Pilgrim's Pride raises offer for Hillshire Brands to $7.7 bn
04 Jun 2014
The battle for control of US packaged food company Hillshire Brands Co escalated yesterday after Pilgrim's Pride Corp outbid Tyson Foods by raising its buyout offer
India emerges world's 2nd largest textiles exporter; beats Germany, Bangladesh
03 Jun 2014
India has improved its ranking in global textile trade to emerge as the second biggest exporter, beating its competitors like Italy, Germany and Bangladesh, while China retains its top position
US Supreme Court virtually dismisses journalists’ right to protect sources
03 Jun 2014
The court’s one-line order gave no reasons but effectively sided with the government in a confrontation that journalists say is an intolerable infringement of press freedom
NDA government plans big boost to DD, AIR
02 Jun 2014
US TV stations sue regulator
02 Jun 2014
Diageo worried Scottish independence may give it a hangover
31 May 2014
Ivan Menezes, CEO, Diageo Plc, says that conflicts over currency and new tax arrangements after a possible Scottish independence could damage the Scotch whisky industry. By Jagdeep Worah
Diageo worried Scottish independence may give it a hangover
31 May 2014
Ivan Menezes, CEO, Diageo Plc, says that conflicts over currency and new tax arrangements after a possible Scottish independence could damage the Scotch whisky industry. By Jagdeep Worah
Tyson Foods enters bidding war with $6.2-bn offer for Hillshire Brands
30 May 2014
US meat processor Tyson Foods Inc yesterday offered to buy packaged food company Hillshire Brands Co for $6.2 billion in cash, setting up a bidding war with Pilgrim's Pride Corp, the world's second-largest chicken producer
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