Northfield Business
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Buffett critical of Kraft but won't sell stakeJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Nebraska -- Warren Buffett said Wednesday he doesn't approve of Kraft's $19.5 billion acquisition of Cadbury, but he doesn't plan to sell his stake in the company...
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Kraft-Cadbury deal may leave Hershey strugglingJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Hershey Co.'s third failed effort to merge with Cadbury Plc in eight years may leave the U.S. chocolate maker and the charitable trust that controls it grappling to reta...
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Cadbury accepts Kraft's raised $19.5 billion bidJan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods' $19.5 billion deal to buy chocolate and gum maker Cadbury will create the world's largest candy company, greatly expand Kraft's share of that lucrative busi...
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Kraft may need more cash to win Cadbury before tomorrow's deadlineJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Shareholders in British candy maker Cadbury PLC are looking for a fat increase in the hostile takeover bid by Kraft Foods Inc., as Kraft faces a Tuesday deadli...
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Antioch bank becomes first in Illinois to fail in 2010Jan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - An Antioch bank that closed its doors Friday and reopened Saturday was the first to fail in Illinois in 2010, and the fourth nationwide. Town Community Bank and Trust wa...
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Firehouse-themed attraction opens in SchaumburgJan 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Both local officials and the youthful target audience were on hand Friday for the opening of The FireZone in Schaumburg, a fun and educational children's attraction. The...
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Hershey said to accelerate efforts for Cadbury offerJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Hershey Co. is stepping up efforts to prepare a bid for Cadbury Plc and plans to make a decision after Kraft Foods Inc.'s final offer for the U.K. chocolate maker, accor...
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Verizon Wireless lowers voice plan pricesJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Verizon Wireless is cutting the price of unlimited call plans, but the largest cell phone carrier in the U.S. is requiring more of its customers to buy the d...
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Schawk cuts interest, boosts revolver to $90 millionJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Schawk Inc., a leading provider of brand point management services, said it has refinanced an increased revolving credit line at a lower interest rate. The amendment ext...
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Sales of single-family homes in suburbs climb 10 percentJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Sales of single-family detached homes jumped by about 10 percent in 2009, compared to 2008, the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors said Friday. The Downers Grove group...