Fonterra proposal is &quot;bird in the hand&quot;
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Fonterra is aiming for a significant share of the Australian dairy foods market, with a bid for one of Australia&#39;s largest operators.
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National Foods Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest fresh milk producer, ended merger talks with SPC Ardmona Ltd. so investors can consider Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd.
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European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy's proposal for a two-track approach to patent awards has won praise even from some erstwhile cfritics, in advance of Parliament's scheduled October 12 vote on the plan.
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Business & money: Â· Proposal would create Britain's biggest pub group Â· Other predators circling after finance debacle
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But the question about Constellation Brands&#39; $970 million pitch for California winemaker Robert Mondavi Corp. is whether it will be enough.
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By Therese Poletti and Nicole C. Wo, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep.
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Stepping up its takeover defense from predator New Zealand Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. (FCO.YY), Australian dairy target National Foods Ltd.
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Takeover target National Foods Ltd. (NFD.AU) on Monday reiterated its opposition to a hostile bid from its biggest shareholder, New Zealand&#39;s Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd.
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Plans to revamp the euro&#39;s battered rulebook won key backing yesterday, as the European Commission bowed to the inevitable and called for more flexible implementation of the single currency&#39;s widely flouted rules.
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EU COMPETITION commissioner Mario Monti has backed Banco Santander Centrale Hispanoâs Â£8.75 billion bid for Abbey National. Monti suggested support for a Spanish bid, saying: &quot;At first glance, it is a contribution
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The proposal was indicative of the fervent competition that is emerging in the low-fare segment of the airline industry.
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By Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 13--Good ideas occasionally do find their way into the Code of  Virginia. State Senator Ryan McDougle of Hanover and Attorney General Bob  McDonnell have proposed one such example for the upcoming General Assembly  session.
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Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd, the world&#39;s largest dairy exporter, offered A$1.34 billion (US$1 billion) for the shares it does not own in National Foods Ltd, to expand milk sales in Australia and Asia.
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By Chloe Morrison, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 18--LAFAYETTE, Ga.
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There's a new posting on PHPEverywhere this morning pertaining to Parrot - what it is, and how it can be good for PHP.
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There&#39;s quite a bit of clucking going on at Michigan State University: they have just sequenced the genome of a chicken. That&#39;s a first for birds and agricultural animals
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Santander Central Hispano&#39;s Â£8.6bn ($15.3bn) bid for UK lender Abbey will help create a single regional financial market, the European Union (EU) said.