http://www.livemint.com/SectionPages/World-Business.aspx?NavId=3&NavsId=22 World Business- Livemint.com | © CopyRight HT Media Ltd. 2009 en-Us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:22 GMT 60 http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/Images/livemintbeta_rss.gif 144 33 http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20171044/Ferrero-Hershey-would-likely.html Italian chocolate maker Ferrero and US-based Hershey said they were reviewing a possible offer for Cadbury, which is the subject of a hostile $16.5 billion bid by US food group Kraft Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:40:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20171044/Ferrero-Hershey-would-likely.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20170414/Investors-ask-Goldman-to-be-le.html Shareholders eel Goldman, which received $10 billion of taxpayer help during the credit crisis, should better reward them Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:34:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20170414/Investors-ask-Goldman-to-be-le.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18221631/Norwest-raises-12-bn-Venture.html The fund, Norwest’s 11th since its founding almost 50 years ago, will give the firm more money to fund larger companies Bloomberg Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:46:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18221631/Norwest-raises-12-bn-Venture.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18152955/Microsoft-told-to-stop-some-Wi.html Microsoft to stop selling versions of Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 with Zhongyi’s fonts, the Beijing People’s No. 1 Intermediate Court said in its ruling AP Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:59:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18152955/Microsoft-told-to-stop-some-Wi.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18132824/Hershey-Ferrero-in-talks-over.html A source familiar with the talks between US-based Hershey and Italy’s Ferrero said on Tuesday the discussions between the two sides were “very preliminary, very early in the process” Reuters Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:58:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18132824/Hershey-Ferrero-in-talks-over.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17224607/CocaCola-eyes-emerging-middle.html The firm hopes to make more money off those sales as it sells more soft drinks in emerging markets and reduces costs Emily Fredrix / AP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17224607/CocaCola-eyes-emerging-middle.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17113733/Lehman-estate-sues-Barclays-fo.html Barclays also failed to pay about $500 million in bonuses and paid only $238 million of $1.5 billion in other obligations, according to the lawsuit Tiffany Kary / Bloomberg Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:48:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17113733/Lehman-estate-sues-Barclays-fo.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17172122/Time-Warner-to-spin-off-AOL-on.html The combination was meant to herald the future of content distribution via the Internet, but the promised benefits were never achieved Reuters Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:51:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17172122/Time-Warner-to-spin-off-AOL-on.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17132619/UBS-targets-return-to-profit.html Chief executive Gruebel said he was aiming for a cost-to-income ratio of 65 to 70% and return on equity of 15 to 20%, as the main targets over a period of three to five years Reuters Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:56:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17132619/UBS-targets-return-to-profit.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16214316/Underdog-Palm-takes-on-giants.html Investors trying to read the mood of the consumer are unsure whether Palm will prevail Saul Hansell / NYT Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:26:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16214316/Underdog-Palm-takes-on-giants.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16224351/Glimmers-of-progress-at-a-lean.html The outlook of the magazine looks better than what it did last year, thanks to cost-cutting and price hikes Richard Perez-Pena / NYT Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:13:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16224351/Glimmers-of-progress-at-a-lean.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16223750/Aircraft-makers-see-West-Asian.html In the near term, the requirements of West Asian carriers are expected to generate steady business for manufacturers as the region largely defies the global trend of slumping passenger travel Martina Fuchs and Tim Hepher / Reuters Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:07:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16223750/Aircraft-makers-see-West-Asian.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16221751/Sistema-taps-Temasek-to-develo.html The company is completing a pan-Indian telecommunications network Bloomberg Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:47:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/16221751/Sistema-taps-Temasek-to-develo.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/15212159/3-mistakes-to-avoid-when-letti.html Management can make the landing softer by ensuring that there are no surprises and no humiliation Jack and Suzy Welch / NYT Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:51:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/15212159/3-mistakes-to-avoid-when-letti.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/13140237/JAL-falls-to-Q2-loss-seeks-it.html Saddled with $15 billion in debt, a massive pension deficit and dozens of unprofitable flight routes, JAL is now seeking its fourth state bailout since 2001 Reuters Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:48:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/13140237/JAL-falls-to-Q2-loss-seeks-it.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12201918/The-big-8216G8217-and-th.html Generally, we find that the doodle doesn’t work very well for anything political or overtly religious Krish Raghav Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12201918/The-big-8216G8217-and-th.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12111406/HP-to-buy-3Com-for-31-bn-Ci.html Deal for $7.90 per share or 39% premium; HP eyes expansion in China, network gear market; Deal expected to close in first half 2010 Ritsuko Ando and Gabriel Madway / Reuters Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:48:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12111406/HP-to-buy-3Com-for-31-bn-Ci.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/11220348/Leo-Apotheker--I-don8217t.html SAP AG chief executive officer (CEO) Leo Apotheker discusses SAP’s strategy in India Tejeesh N.S. Behl Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/11220348/Leo-Apotheker--I-don8217t.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/11220542/Online-video-will-be-the-next.html Padmasree Warrior, CTO of Cisco Systems speaks about WEF, Cisco’s strategic shift, the next phase of the Internet and some key drivers of future technology Sidin Vadukut Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/11220542/Online-video-will-be-the-next.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/11223019/Uninor-may-not-join-tariff-war.html “Historically, Telenor companies are not generally price leaders--we do not offer the cheapest rates,” Jon Frederik Baksaas, president and CEO, Telenor Group, said in an interview Tejeesh N.S. Behl Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/11223019/Uninor-may-not-join-tariff-war.html