New York's famed restaurant and celebration spot Tavern on the Green has asked a bankruptcy court to approve the sale of its tableware and art, including Tiffany stained glass, murals and etched mirrors, at a mid-January auction.
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Canadian fertilizer maker Agrium Inc (AGU.TO), which is attempting a hostile takeover of rival CF Industries (CF.N), has won U.S. antitrust approval of the proposed transaction after agreeing to sell two plants, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.
Chinese Internet firms are eyeing more spin-off offerings after raising nearly $1.5 billion this year as they bank on strong foreign interest in high growth China plays.
When Bob Stark bid on a loft apartment in a trendy Vancouver neighborhood in June this year, he wasn't expecting competition.
Freddie Mac's mortgage investment portfolio shrank in November while the rate of delinquencies on the loans in guarantees escalated, the U.S. home funding company said on Wednesday.
Demand for U.S. home loans fell last week to the lowest level in almost two months even though mortgage rates held steady below 5 percent, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.
Dubai developer Deyaar said it is not in merger talks, and said it remained focused on exploring growth opportunities in the United Arab Emirates and other markets.
China's automakers Geely and BAIC pushed ahead with plans to harness the technology of Ford's and General Motors' ailing Swedish brands Volvo and Saab in a bid to be global industry players.
Swiss food company Nestle has suspended operations in Zimbabwe, complaining of harassment after it pulled out of a deal to buy milk from a farm taken over by President Robert Mugabe's family.
U.S. carmaker Ford said it expected to close a deal to sell Volvo Cars to China's Zhejiang Geely in the second quarter of 2010, in the latest in a string of deals between Asian and Western carmakers.
Ballard Power Systems (BLD.TO) will supply Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) with fuel cell products for the automaker's clean energy car and bus programs, Ballard said on Tuesday.
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc (SNC.TO) said on Tuesday it had bought an engineering business in Brazil, an acquisition one analyst expects will be followed by others as Canada's biggest engineering company dips into its sizable cash pile.
For most Americans, the U.S. housing market collapsed about four years ago. For three real estate heavyweights, it's just getting started.
Boeing has gained complete control of critical Dreamliner 787 assembler Global Aeronautica, LLC as it looks forward to boosting manufacturing productivity of its much-delayed new plane.
Chris Albrecht, formerly the head of Home Box Office Inc, was named the chief executive officer of premium movie provider Starz LLC.
Jones Soda Co (JSDA.O), which is exploring strategic alternatives, said privately held beverage company Big Red Holdings Corp offered to buy it for 30 cents per share, a 55 percent discount to the stock's Monday close.
American Greetings Corp said it will wind down its party goods manufacturing operations, affecting about 225 jobs, and take related charges.
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T), the world's largest carmaker, said on Tuesday its global output rose 22 percent in November from a year earlier to 719,362 vehicles.
Danish industrial group Danfoss A/S said it intends to offer about $118.8 million for the remaining stake in Sauer-Danfoss Inc (SHS.N), which makes hydraulic and electronic systems for mobile equipment.
Japan's government will not offer guarantees on funding to Japan Airlines Corp (9205.T), Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said on Tuesday, eliminating one potential support for the carrier as it struggles for survival.
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co, 2350.SE, a unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corp 2010.SE (SABIC) has received four bids in a retender to build a petrochemical plant at its complex in Jubail, industry sources said on Tuesday.
Commercial Metals Co (CMC.N) posted a first-quarter loss, hurt by lower steel demand and prices at its Americas fabrication and distribution segment, and expects the second quarter to be in line with the current quarter's results.
Copper output in Zambia, Africa's largest producer of the metal, rose to 573,405 tonnes between January and October this year, compared with 480,665 tonnes in the same period last year, the central bank said on Tuesday
Canadian merchant bank C.A. Bancorp Inc (BKP.TO) urged shareholders on Tuesday to reject a C$1.22 per share bid from private equity firm Maxam, saying the offer was too low and that it was talking to third parties.
Dubai Financial Market DFM.DU(DFM) bid $121 million for Nasdaq Dubai, hitting New York-based Nasdaq OMX's (NDAQ.O) pockets, as well as the idea that international investor flows matter much in the Emirates.
Spyker Cars pressed ahead with efforts to cut a deal for Saab with General Motors, with talk of possible backing from a Dutch billionaire fanning the Swedish carmaker's faint hopes of an eleventh-hour reprieve.
State Street Corp (STT.N), one of the world's largest money managers for institutions, is buying the securities services arm of Italy's biggest retail bank to help expand its footprint abroad.
Britain's Lloyds TSB Bank Plc reached a $217 million settlement of charges it violated U.S. sanctions regulations, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes jumped last month to their highest level in nearly three years, the latest sign that the economic recovery was gaining steam, after growing below expectations in the third quarter.
