Northfield Business
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Navistar posts $12 mil loss as sales declineSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Navistar International Corp., the maker of International-brand trucks, posted a $12 million third- quarter net loss, after analysts had estimated a profit, and cut its f...
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Read Set Service to eliminate 122 jobs in IllinoisSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Ready Set Service LLC, which provides staffing to set up and maintain seasonal and promotional retail displays and shelves, plans to eliminate 122 local positions by mid...
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Kraft CEO Rosenfeld advocates offer for CadburySep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Kraft Foods Inc. CEO Irene Rosenfeld said Wednesday that she will keep pushing to buy candy maker Cadbury PLC as part of Kraft's focus on higher-margin brand...
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A bit of royalty in Barrington as Spencer visits HonquestSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Charles Spencer did not want to talk about his famous sister, the late Princess Diana, during his visit to Barrington Tuesday, but he did dish on Madonna. The Earl of Sp...
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Cadbury may fetch $21 bil if rivals trump KraftSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Cadbury Plc, the confectioner that rejected Kraft Foods Inc.'s bid yesterday, may attract suitors ranging from Nestle SA to Hershey Co. and sell for as much as $21 billi...
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Citadel defeats bid against ex-execsSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Citadel Investment Group LLC defeated a bid by former executives to dismiss a claim that contracts they signed while working for the $12 billion hedge-fund management fi...
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Moto inks Android deal with Canadian wireless carrierSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Rogers Communications Inc., Canada's biggest wireless carrier, will add at least one Motorola Inc. Android device in 2010 to diversify its range of advanced Web and e-ma...
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Disney to Buy 'Halo' creator Wideload GamesSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Walt Disney Co. agreed to buy Wideload Games Inc. to develop and produce video games, a week after its acquisition of Marvel Entertainment Inc. Alexander Seropian, Widel...
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Kraft's $16.7 billion bid for Cadbury rejectedSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Kraft Foods Inc. on Monday proposed a $16.7 billion takeover of Cadbury PLC, but the offer was immediately rejected by the British maker of chocolate, gum and ...
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Airlines slashing capacity at rate unseen since WWIISep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Delta Air Lines Inc. and the other big U.S. carriers are poised to make more cuts in available seats as the summer travel season ends this weekend, capping the industry'...