...chocolate maker, which is the subject of a hostile bid from Kraft Foods, would receive a counterbid from Hershey.Nestlé was also reported...creates market tops."Elsewhere in the consumer sector, Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat processor, posted better than expected...

Hershey's controlling Trust has belatedly accepted that, without doing a deal, the chocolate company faces slow decline.

After the party, the hangover. The commodities boom of 2003-08 was the most notable for a century and the bust was just as

...councils" and turned on their former allies, al-Qaeda in Iraq.Iraqi officials did not...said the murders bore the signature of al-Qaeda in Iraq, which lost the ability...paramilitary groups, known as Sons of Iraq.Ihab al-Sobai, a spokesman for the local Sons...

...soloists from the wonderful world of opera: Renée Fleming, Anne Sofie von Otter, Matthew Polenzani and René Pape. The musical menu spanned 32 entries, and the house, capacity 2,804, was packed to the rafters. Never mind that Schubert's fragile miniatures...

...Pakistani government did not know where al-Qaeda leaders were hiding and could not...Pakistan, reflect Washington's belief that al-Qaeda leaders, including Osama bin Laden...against extremists but do not know where the al-Qaeda leaders are.But discussing al-Qaeda...

Sir Howard Stringer was not short of advice about what should go into the strategy announcement which he unveiled yesterday.

The products of Italy's Ferrero are amongst the best known in the world of confectionery - Tic Tacs, Nutella, Kinder Eggs,

The products of Italy's Ferrero are among the best-known in the world of confectionery: Tic Tacs, Nutella, Kinder Eggs, to

...government did not know the hiding places of al-Qaeda leaders and could not "get at them...which reflect Washington's belief that al-Qaeda leaders, including Osama bin Laden...Several intelligence reports suggested al-Qaeda's central command was scattered...