A union representing workers at British confectioner Cadbury asked hostile bidder Kraft for a promise on employment security on Monday, saying it was increasingly worried about massive job losses.
Global semiconductor sales rose 5.1 percent in October sequentially, spurred by strength across all regions as electronic equipment manufacturers boost production for the holiday season, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said.
Passenger demand in October rose 0.5 percent from a year ago, while air freight fell 0.5 percent, International Air Transport Association data showed on Monday.
Maxis Bhd, Malaysia's largest mobile phone service provider, said growth in voice and data subscription drove pretax profit up by 4 percent, in its first quarterly results since listing this month.
Thailand's top listed television broadcaster, BEC World, said on Monday it expected its 2009 net profit to be lower than the 2.8 billion baht ($84 million) earned in 2008 due to the weak economy.
Canadian satellite technology company Com Dev International Ltd said it expects to post lower fourth-quarter results, hurt by weakness in two of its domestic government programs.
The European Commission on Monday approved Swiss company Syngenta's genetically modified (GMO) maize type MIR604, a move that could enable the resumption of imports of soymeal and soybeans for animal feed.
European carbon prices could soar in the next three years, pushing up electricity prices with them, unless electricity companies have greater access to future carbon permits, EU industry body Eurelectric said on Monday.
Sands China's weak debut in Hong Kong on Monday signals fading investor appetite for a casino company with a high valuation and an uncertain outlook, and cooling interest in what has been a red-hot sector.
Brazilian medical services company Fleury and its shareholders said on Monday they plan to raise up to 582.3 million reais ($334 million) through an initial public offering that should be concluded by mid-December.
Orthopedic device maker Stryker Corp said on Monday it would acquire Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a privately held reprocessor of medical devices, for $525 million in cash.
AtomRedMetZoloto (ARMZ), a mining unit of Russia's state-owned uranium firm Rosatom, said on Monday it would bid for Canadian miner Khan Resources Inc, which has assets in Mongolia.
Dubai's debt woes could further unhinge an already fragile U.S. commercial real estate market, as it illustrates the importance of that tiny emirate to global investors in an increasingly interconnected world.
The Treasury Department is expected to meet with lenders on Monday to press them to do more to rework troubled home mortgage loans, a source familiar with the Treasury's thinking said.
Australia has overtaken the United States, the heartland of the McMansion, to boast the world's largest homes, according to a report by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Dutch brewer Heineken NV expects a quarter of the beer market to consolidate and 'will participate' in that process, its chief executive was quoted as saying at the weekend.
Honiton Energy Group has hired Morgan Stanley to advise the China-focused wind power developer on luring a new investor, in a deal that could value the entire company at up to $250 million, sources said on Monday.
The U.S. aviation regulator decided to allow over 130 Boeing Co 777 airplanes to continue flying international trips through early 2011, despite warnings about suspect parts that have caused rare shutdowns in midair, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Australian upmarket department store David Jones Ltd is cautiously confident about its sales performance over the upcoming Christmas sales period, Chief Executive Mark McInnes said on Monday.
South Africa's Pioneer Foods Group posted a 22 percent increase in full-year headline earnings per share (EPS) on Monday boosted by a strong performance in its Sasko bread division and higher margins.
Airports of Thailand (AOT), the country's main airport operator, reported a worse-than-expected fourth-quarter net loss on Monday, hit by foreign exchange losses and higher operating costs.
Struggling to hide the love handles or muffin top for that holiday party? Underwear makers are finding the desire for a snap svelte silhouette has created a booming line for women, and now men, in shapewear.
AOL Inc, due to be spun out of Time Warner Inc on Dec. 9, almost a decade after their merger, looks like a bargain, Barron's reported in its Nov. 30 edition.
Hochtief reserves the right to put the planned initial public offering (IPO) of its infrastructure unit on hold should stock markets take a drubbing from the Dubai debt crisis, its chief executive told a Sunday paper.
Toto, Japan's No.1 toilet maker, expects to meet its earnings forecasts despite the yen's recent surge by capitalizing on an earlier-than-expected demand recovery in China and cost cuts, its president said on Monday.
British budget airline Flybe and five oil companies are planning initial public offerings in London next year which are expected to value them collectively at 1.5 billion pounds ($2.46 billion), the Sunday Times reported.
Sands China's weak debut in Hong Kong on Monday signals fading investor appetite for a casino company with a high valuation and an uncertain outlook, and cooling interest in what was a red-hot sector.
Cash was king for consumers who shopped over the Thanksgiving weekend, according to survey results released on Sunday, and that factor could have cost retailers additional sales.
Sales may have risen only slightly on Black Friday as U.S. shoppers sought deals on electronics, toys and clothes, but retailers appeared to have been better-prepared to protect margins against tepid results.
U.S. consumers turned out in strong numbers to hunt for holiday bargains on Black Friday, though many said they were spending selectively and industry executives questioned whether the momentum would last.
