Reuters — The candy maker Mars Inc. on Thursday said it would take full control of its Wrigley chewing gum business, acquiring the minority stake held by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire […] Read more
Mars buying out Buffett stake in Wrigley
Spanish man charged with lying in PotashCorp trading probe
Reuters — A U.S. grand jury has charged a Spanish investor with lying to regulators probing insider trading ahead of an August 2010 hostile bid for PotashCorp, even though he […] Read more
Italy’s Ferragamo suing ex-Als QB over same-name winery
Reuters — Salvatore Ferragamo SpA, the Italian luxury goods maker, on Wednesday sued former Montreal Alouettes and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo, saying he infringed its trademarks by operating […] Read more
Whole Foods wins dismissal of PETA lawsuit over meat claims
Reuters — Whole Foods Market won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a well-known animal rights group that accused the grocery chain of deceiving consumers into believing the meat it […] Read more
U.S. dairy group reaches milk price-fixing accord
Reuters — Dairy Farmers of America Inc. has agreed to pay US$50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in which farmers in the northeastern U.S. accused the marketing co-operative of […] Read more
MF Global officials settle lawsuit for US$64.5M
New York | Reuters — Jon Corzine and other former MF Global Holdings officials have reached a US$64.5 million settlement of litigation brought by investors seeking to hold them liable […] Read more
U.S. court upholds FDA animal feed policy despite health concern
Reuters — A divided federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy allowing the use of various antibiotics in animal feed, even if such use […] Read more
U.S. packer suing ABC News over ‘pink slime’ reports
ABC News was hit with a US$1.2 billion defamation lawsuit Thursday by a South Dakota meat processor that accused it of misleading viewers into believing a product that critics have […] Read more
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