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JBS-Friboi and Swift said they would have a capacity to slaughter 47,100 cattle a day
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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The shares are down 7.25 percent from its IPO price of 8 reais.
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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Pentax to replace entire board By Mariko Sanchanta in Tokyo Published: May 30 2007 12:07 | Last updated: May 30 2007 12:07 Pentax is set to appoint a new president, its third in a little over two months, and to replace its entire board of directors following months of management infighting over whether it should merge with Hoya, the specialist glassmaker
May 30 '07 -Business- www.ft.com -pentax,board,hoya
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The brothers opened their own butcher shop in 1953 in the central state of Goias and later expanded through takeovers of several slaughterhouses in central Brazil
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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(See: "Housing Market Decline Eases"
May 30 '07 -Business- www.forbes.com -home,housing,national
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The metro area would lose another publicly traded company headquarters in the deal
May 30 '07 -Business- www.rockymountainnews.com -archstone,company,billion
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"In addition to the United States, Swift will give Friboi access to other NAFTA markets and some Asian countries, which stopped importing from Brazil due to foot-and-mouth disease," said Fabiano Tito Rosa, beef analyst at Scot Consultoria in Bebedouro, Sao Paulo state
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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Out of 20 metro areas, 13 reported cuts in existing home prices
May 30 '07 -Business- www.forbes.com -home,housing,national
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The ITC, meanwhile, could ban imports into the United States of the actual finished product, cell phones with Qualcomm's silicon inside.
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -- JBS-Friboi, Latin America's biggest beef producer, said Tuesday it would buy debt-laden meat packer Swift & Co.for about $225 million, expanding its reach into the lucrative United States and Asian markets
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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Likewise, Telecom New Zealand, which is flush with cash after the sale of its Yellow Pages unit, has told this newswire before that part of the cash raised would be given back to shareholders, while the rest would be used for acquisitions
May 30 '07 -Business- www.ft.com -telecom,private,equity
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Jeff Sprecher, chief executive of the ICE, opened discussions with his opposite number at the CBOE when he launched the unsolicited offer for the CBOT in March
May 30 '07 -Business- www.ft.com -cbot,deal,ice
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Recent news from the housing arena has ranged from negative to mixed
May 30 '07 -Business- www.forbes.com -home,housing,national
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Detroit, Michigan and San Diego, California were hardest hit, with year-over-year declines of 8.4% and 6.0% respectively
May 30 '07 -Business- www.forbes.com -home,housing,national
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Private equity players aside, trade players like the cash rich Singapore Telecommunications and Telecom New Zealand are also on the prowl
May 30 '07 -Business- www.ft.com -telecom,private,equity
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A federal jury in California found Qualcomm guilty of infringing on three Broadcom patents, awarding $19.6 million in damages
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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Later losses came in 2006 when United States immigration agents raided the company's plants as part of an identity-theft investigation involving immigrants
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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The surge took place as the country struggled the past decade with outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease that prompted dozens of countries, including the United States, to ban uncooked beef imports from Brazil
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore Government, holds a 96.12% stake in Shin through its Thai subsidiaries, Cedar Holdings and Aspen Holdings
May 30 '07 -Business- www.ft.com -telecom,private,equity
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J&F Participacoes S.A., which controls Brazil's leading beef exporter Friboi, won out over other bidders for Swift, which was highly sought after because not many meat-packaging plants are put up for sale in the wake of United States industry consolidation, analysts said
May 30 '07 -Business- www.orlandosentinel.com -universal,woodbury,office
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And the party has only just begun, according to industry insiders
May 30 '07 -Business- www.ft.com -telecom,private,equity
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On May 29, Qualcomm was dealt yet another blow in its long-standing legal squabble with wireless world heavyweights, including chipmaker Broadcom and cell-phone maker Nokia
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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JBS-Friboi slaughters about 22,600 head of cattle a day in 21 plants across eight states in Brazil and five plants in three provinces of Argentina
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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That would top Tyson's capacity of 37,100 and Cargill's 36,000, according to industry sources
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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Last week, the National Association of Realtors reported existing home sales slid 2.6% in April, the slowest pace in four years
May 30 '07 -Business- www.forbes.com -home,housing,national
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Swift is the No.3 United States beef and pork processor
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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Seeking "Certainty" The guilty verdict comes as Qualcomm braces for what could be a more stinging legal setback
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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"It's a very, very volatile situation," says Blair Levin, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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As president of Universal Creative, Woodbury will continue to lead all creative activities both in Universal's domestic theme parks and its international licensing initiatives
May 30 '07 -Business- www.orlandosentinel.com -universal,woodbury,office
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There are signs China is finally trying to rein in its over-heated economy
May 30 '07 -Business- www.thestar.com -bank,rate,economy
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Swift's Australian unit is the biggest meat producer in that country
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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To finance the transaction, JBS-Friboi said it has lined up $700 million from a group of banks, although it won't use all the funds immediately
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -swift,friboi,jbs
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Shanghai index plunges 6.5 percent China's latest effort to cool off its market, sends shares sharply lower one day after closing at a record high
May 30 '07 -Business- money.cnn.com -percent,market,index
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However, according to real estate insiders, the surprising climb occurred because builders were willing to offer a slew of incentives and dramatically cut prices— on average, prices plummeted 11.1%
May 30 '07 -Business- www.forbes.com -home,housing,national
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"We've had discussions with Broadcom for a long while now, but we haven't reached an agreement," says Alex Rogers, senior vice-president and legal counsel at Qualcomm
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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Tishman Speyer's $40 billion real estate portfolio also includes the Chrysler Center in New York
May 30 '07 -Business- www.rockymountainnews.com -archstone,company,billion
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Mr Miyasaka said yesterday that Sparx would withdraw its resolution in light of the new board appointments
May 30 '07 -Business- www.ft.com -pentax,board,hoya
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Mr Miyasaka said it was possible that Hoya could increase its offer of Y770
May 30 '07 -Business- www.ft.com -pentax,board,hoya
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"[Losing a case] tends to convince the losing party to be much more amenable to settlement terms," Vander Schaaf says
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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"The settlement would give them certainty, and give certainty to manufacturers of mobile phones
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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And sometimes certainty is worth more than a decision down the road"
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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Nation NBC fires programming chief Fourth-placed NBC fired chief programming executive Kevin Reilly on Tuesday only three months after giving him a new three-year contract
May 30 '07 -Business- www.orlandosentinel.com -universal,woodbury,office
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In yet another illustration of just how far the housing market has tumbled, home prices slipped 1.4% in the first quarter versus a year ago— the first quarterly decline in 16 years— according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller United States National Home Price Index, released on Tuesday
May 30 '07 -Business- www.forbes.com -home,housing,national
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With so many legal battles on so many fronts, pressure is mounting on Qualcomm to settle with Broadcom in the ITC case before June 7
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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Risk Abounds Qualcomm confirms that it's in talks with Broadcom
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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"I am not expecting [a settlement], but I certainly wouldn't rule it out"
May 30 '07 -Business- www.businessweek.com -qualcomm,broadcom,legal
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"The downward correction is still continuing, albeit at a slow pace," said David Seiders, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, last Friday
May 30 '07 -Business- www.forbes.com -home,housing,national
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The prime reason for Krishnan to take Maxis private is saturation of the Malaysian market and slim chances of growth, the source said
May 30 '07 -Business- www.ft.com -telecom,private,equity

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