Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Robert Profusek, a partner at Jones Day law firm, talks with Bloomberg’s Carol Massar and Matt Miller about the outlook for other companies to outbid Kraft Foods Inc. for Cadbury Plc. Profusek also discusses the increase in merger and acquisition activity. (Source: Bl...
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General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business. (Nov. 16) ... "earns gm" gm reports $1.2b loss says shows progress
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Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Stuart Eizenstat, a former deputy secretary at the US Treasury Department, talks with Bloomberg’s Matt Miller and Carol Massar about President Barack Obama's meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao and the outlook for the yuan. Eizenstat says he's "optimistic" the Ch...
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Mark Crumpton and Julie Hyman about the electronic-reader market. Sony, squaring off against Amazon.com Inc.s Kindle, said sales of its Reader Touch Edition device are exceeding expectations and the company is increasing supply to meet demand for the holiday season. (Source: Bloomberg) ... Sony’...
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Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Dennis DeLaughter, a rice farmer and the owner of Progressive Farm Marketing, talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about the outlook for rice. DeLaughter sees a potential for rice hoarding and says the commodity could reach $20 by this time next year. (Source: Bloo...
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Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Bill Deutsch, founder and chairman of wine marketer WJ Deutsch & Sons Ltd., talks with Bloomberg’s Julie Hyman and Mark Crumpton about the impact of the US economy on wine sales. (Source: Bloomberg) ... Deutsch Says US Wine Sales Higher in Economic Slowdown: Video Aud...
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Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Dina Powell, head of corporate engagement at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and Gail Mellow, president of LaGuardia Community College, talk with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker about Goldman's announcement yesterday of a $500 million charitable initiative to help 10000 US small...
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Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Philip Angelides, chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about efforts to investigate what caused the financial crisis. Angelides says the committee is prepared to use the power of subpoena. (Source: Bloomberg)
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