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- Sterling hits 2-1/2 year high against currency basket
April 24 2012 11:24 AM
Sterling climbed to its highest in two-and-a-half years against a trade-weighted basket of currencies on Tuesday, lifted by its robust performance against the euro and the dollar as it remained a popular alternative to a troubled euro zone.
- Hershey lifts outlook on 1st-quarter beat
April 24 2012 8:40 AM
Hershey Co
posted a higher-than-expected first-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by price increases, and raised its full-year outlook, sending the candy maker's shares up more than 3 percent. - Hershey profit up on price increases
April 24 2012 7:24 AM
Hershey Co
reported higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by price increases. - Trade-weighted sterling rises to highest since Aug 2009
April 24 2012 7:16 AM
Sterling rose to its highest since August 2009 against a trade-weighted basket of currencies on Tuesday, buoyed by its rise to a 20-month high against the euro.
- AB Foods sees sugar boost as Primark recovers
April 24 2012 5:16 AM
Associated British Foods
forecast a substantial rise in full-year profits as under-pressure British shoppers turned to its Primark discount fashion stores and it benefited from high sugar prices to fuel a 5 percent half-year earnings rise. - AB Foods sees strong year on Primark, sugar
April 24 2012 2:48 AM
Associated British Foods
forecast a substantial rise in full-year earnings as under-pressure British shoppers turned to its Primark discount fashion stores and it benefited from high sugar prices in the first half of its financial year. - AB Foods sees substantial earnings rise for year
April 24 2012 2:32 AM
Primark-owner Associated British Foods
gained as under-pressure British shoppers turned to its discount fashion stores and it benefited from high sugar prices prompting the group to forecast a substantial growth in earnings for its full year. - Analysis: Dow's new corn: time bomb or farmers' dream?
April 24 2012 2:24 AM
A new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences could answer the prayers of U.S. farmers plagued by a fierce epidemic of super-weeds. Or it could trigger a flood of dangerous chemicals that may make weeds even more resistant and damage other important U.S. crops.
- Analysis - Dow's new corn - time bomb or farmers' dream?
April 24 2012 1:16 AM
A new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences could answer the prayers of U.S. farmers plagued by a fierce epidemic of super-weeds. Or it could trigger a flood of dangerous chemicals that may make weeds even more resistant and damage other important U.S. crops.
- Dow's new corn - time bomb or farmers' dream?
April 24 2012 12:24 AM
A new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences could answer the prayers of U.S. farmers plagued by a fierce epidemic of super-weeds. Or it could trigger a flood of dangerous chemicals that may make weeds even more resistant and damage other important U.S. crops.
- Kellogg cuts outlook; shares fall 5.5 percent
April 23 2012 1:32 PM
Kellogg Co
cut its full-year outlook after a disappointing first-quarter performance, sending the cereal maker's shares down 5.5 percent and pressuring the packaged food sector overall. - Sterling at fresh 20-month high versus weakened euro
April 23 2012 11:08 AM
Sterling rose to a 20-month high against a weakened euro on Monday as political uncertainty in France and the Netherlands, combined with a grim economic outlook in the euro zone, prompted investors to flee the common currency.
- Trade-weighted sterling at highest since Aug 2009 - BoE
April 23 2012 9:32 AM
Sterling rose to its highest in more than two and a half years against a trade-weighted basket of currencies on Monday, buoyed by its jump to a 20-month peak against a broadly weaker euro.
- Kellogg cuts outlook, shares sink
April 23 2012 8:16 AM
Kellogg Co
cut its full-year outlook on Monday, citing a weaker-than-expected first-quarter performance, and its shares fell 6.3 percent. - Bumper retail sales lift pound to 20-month high
April 20 2012 10:56 AM
Upbeat retail sales sent sterling to a 20-month high against a trade-weighted basket of currencies and its strongest in more than five months versus the dollar on Friday as investors become more optimistic about the UK economic outlook.
- U.S. sales boost McDonald's 1st-quarter profit
April 20 2012 9:00 AM
McDonald's Corp
reported higher quarterly profit on Friday, paced by strong sales at established restaurants in the United States and Europe. - McDonald's profit up, helped by sales gains
April 20 2012 8:24 AM
McDonald's Corp
reported higher quarterly profit on Friday, paced by strong sales at established restaurants in the country. - Nestle sees tough 2012 after price hikes help sales
April 20 2012 5:32 AM
Nestle, the world's biggest food group, warned 2012 would be a tough year due to sluggish growth in the developed world as emerging market demand and price rises helped first-quarter underlying sales growth hold up better than expected.
- Nestle posts strong Q1 growth from emerging markets
April 20 2012 3:24 AM
Nestle
, the world's biggest food group, reported forecast-beating first-quarter organic sales growth of 7.2 percent on Friday as emerging market demand and price rises helped offset sluggish growth in the developed world. - Insight: U.S. barnyards help China super-size food production
April 20 2012 1:24 AM
Inside a dimly lit barn in northeast Indiana, where the air smells faintly of corn and earth, the future of China's food supply is squealing for attention.
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