F.D.A. Broke Its Rules By Not Inspecting Chinese Plant With Problem Drug The F.D.A. approved a crucial blood-thinning drug for sale without first inspecting a Chinese plant which, along with a plant in Wisconsin, made the drug’s active ingredient.... Read Full Article Wal-Mart Savings Ads Assailed Groups say that the implied claim of Wal-Mart’s ad campaign that it saves the average family $2,500 a year is misleading.... Read Full Article Music Review | Shiyani Ngcobo: Serious Music And Seriously Danceable Grooves Zankel Hall could have used a dance floor on Friday night when Shiyani Ngcobo, a South African songwriter, made his New York City debut.... Read Full Article General Mills Posts Higher 2nd-Quarter Profit The cereal and packaged foods company earned $390.5 million as revenue growth offset rising ingredient costs, marketing spending and recall expenses.... Read Full Article The Shape Of Cinema, Transformed At The Click Of A Mouse Perhaps the most intriguing promise that streaming and downloadable movie sites hold, at least for those with film interests beyond the new, is of a virtual cinematheque.... Read Full Article |
World Business Briefing: Canada: Cerberus Plans Bell BidBCE, the parent of Bell Canada, the largest communications company in Canada, said that a group led by Cerberus Capital had joined the bidding for the company. While the other investors were not identified, they will be vital to any deal because Canadian law bans foreign control of telephone companies. Three groups are now vying to take BCE private. BCEs largest shareholder, the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, has allied itself with other institutional investors for a possible bid. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts have formed a rival group that may make a bid potentially worth about $45 billion. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationVodafone weighs up $13.5bn bid for Indian mobile unit...A Byline Strike in Honolulu Extends to Newspaper’s Blogs... Casino investment not yet royale for PBL... Delphi Workers Accept Pay Cuts... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Business Briefing: Canada: Cerberus Plans Bell Bid |
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