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Kraft weighs higher Cadbury bid as rivals circle: source

Kraft Foods Inc may raise its offer for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc or offer more cash in its bid if rival takeover offers emerge, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.

Fed's Bullard: Keep MBS program alive

A senior Federal Reserve official said on Sunday the central bank should keep alive a mortgage-backed securities buying program beyond a planned end-date to give policy-makers more flexibility as they help the economy recover from a painful recession.

Stocks may sputter with Black Friday eyed

Stocks could sputter this week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.

Fed independence doubts could hurt recovery: report

The independence of the Federal Reserve is essential for credible monetary policy and doubts about the U.S. central bank's ability to do its job without political interference could hurt the nascent economic recovery, a senior Federal Reserve official said on Sunday.

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Daily Forecast - 23/11/2009

The rebound in the greenback continued on Friday night as the Australian Dollar consolidated its recent losses. The Aussie opens lower today at 0.9140 after hitting an offshore low of 0.9059 (a two-week low), as Wall Street fell for third straight session. Increased risk aversion is keeping a lid on the local unit for the time being as recent economic data releases in the United States have failed to impress investors. There is no major local economic data due in the early part of the week and n...

Confidential Climate Change E-mails hacked ahead of Copenhagen Meeting

A team of unidentified hackers has managed to steal confidential global warming data after breaking into the e-mail server of a prominent, British climate-research center and posted them online - showing that climate scientists conspired to overstate that man has caused climate change. Kevin Trenberth, of the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Colorado, told the Associated Press that he believes the hackers did this to fuel skeptics theory that that climate change was not man-ma...

Nestle seen weighing possible Cadbury bid: report

Swiss food giant Nestle may consider a bid for Britain's Cadbury to challenge a hostile 9.9 billion-pound bid by Kraft Foods Inc and a potential move by Hershey, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.

Indian PM says no substitute for U.S. dollar: report

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday there was no substitute to the U.S. dollar for replacement as the global reserve currency.

Iran's Mousavi tells government to end intimidation

Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Sunday the reform movement would not be cowed by the hardline government's harsh methods as riot police prevented a demonstration by moderates taking place.

Cadbury prefers merger with Hershey over Kraft: report

Cadbury Plc would prefer a merger with U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co rather than Kraft Foods Inc, the British company's chairman Roger Carr told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

Israeli president plays down settlement work

Israel's president said Sunday expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank was a marginal issue blocking resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.

Iran launches war games to protect nuclear sites

Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program.

China growth faces currency dilemma-thinktank economist

International pressure on China to lift the value of its yuan against the dollar could stoke risks to growth in 2010, an economist at a top state thinktank has said, warning of a deepening dilemma facing currency policy.

Nestle may consider a bid for Cadbury: report

Swiss food giant Nestle may consider a bid for Britain's Cadbury to challenge a hostile 9.9 billion pound ($16.3 dollars) bid by Kraft Foods Inc and a potential move by Hershey , Bloomberg reported on Sunday.

Hacked Emails prove Climate Science debate will not end soon

Honda tops again in efficiency on U.S. roads

Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd has again produced the most fuel efficient and least polluting vehicles on American roads, the U.S. government projections for 2009 showed on Friday.

Engineer in Ford theft case may face more charges

A Chinese engineer arrested on suspicion of stealing Ford Motor Co. trade secrets will likely face additional charges after more secret data was found on his computer, U.S. prosecutors said this week.

Iran to hold war games to protect atom plants

Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander said.

NATO takes command of Afghan army, police training

NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police on Saturday to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops.

Obama asks for patience on economy

Obama asks Americans for patience on economy

President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed. With unemployment at a generation high of 10.2 percent and once-lofty popularity ratings down, Obama said a December White House forum will leave no stone unturned in the hunt for jobs.

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