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DuPont unit buys stake in S African seed business

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:20:24 +0000

DuPont Co. agricultural subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred received regulatory clearance to purchase a majority stake in the South African seed company Pannar Seed Ltd., the companies said Monday.Terms of the ...

Xstrata plans big bonus to retain CEO ahead of Glencore merger: FT

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:22:40 +0000

Xstrata is this week set to reveal a bonus package worth tens of millions of pounds in an effort to retain its chief executive ahead of its merger with Glencore , the Financial Times reported on Monday. ...

Glencore to lay out Xstrata merger plans

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:33:36 +0000

Glencore will this week move into the final stage of its long-awaited $30 billion takeover of miner Xstrata, as shareholders are sent detailed documents on the deal, kicking off a last charm offensive ...

Bankia and BFA merger not on the table for now: chairman

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:28:45 +0000

Bankia's chairman said on Saturday that a merger of the troubled bank with its parent group BFA was not on the table for now. The two entities asked for a 19 billion euro state bailout on Friday to cope ...

Icahn buys Chesapeake stake, seeks board changes

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:46:59 +0000

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn revealed he had bought a 7.6 percent stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp and called for the natural gas producer to replace at least four directors, saying the board has failed ...

U.S. Postal Service offers buyouts to 45,000 workers

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:33:41 +0000

The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will offer buyouts this summer to nearly all of its 45,000 mail handlers, part of a plan to consolidate operations at 140 mail-processing facilities in the next year. ...

Postal Service offers buyouts to 45,000 mail handlers

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:09:00 +0000

Postal Service offers buyouts to 45,000 mail handlers