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Agribusiness alliance sharpens food-versus-fuel debate
Dow Jones NewswiresA group of U.S. agribusiness companies led by Archer Daniels Midland Co. launched a new front in the intensifying food-versus-fuel debate Thursday, maintaining that technology can ease global supply shortages. Decatur, Ill.-based ADM, backed by Deere...Tags: Productivity, Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, Monsanto Company, Economic Policy, National Government
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Tyson buys 51% of India poultry firm
Tyson Foods Inc. says it has acquired 51 percent ownership in Godrej Foods, Ltd., based in Mumbai, India, a major poultry producer. Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson said yesterday that the venture will be called Godrej Tyson Foods and is expected to have... -
Tyson Foods sues USDA
Tyson Foods Inc. has sued the Agriculture Department, charging that new product-labeling rules were "adopted unlawfully and [are] arbitrary and capricious." Last week, the USDA said Tyson could no longer label its poultry as raised without certain...Tags: Arkansas
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Fitch downgrades Tyson debt
A rating agency downgraded Tyson Foods Inc. bonds yesterday, citing rising costs and anticipated smaller profits for the world's largest meat company. Fitch Ratings said it downgraded Tyson's unsecured debt to "BB+," the highest "junk" rating, from "BBB-,... -
Seeking a sign of CEO excess? Look up in sky
If shareholders, corporate watchdogs and consumer groups would like to know just how weak the oversight of corporate management is in America, they need to check out the abuse of corporate jets. The private jet industry has more than doubled its sales in...Tags: Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Gulfstream, CEO Pay, Qwest Communications International Incorporated, Corporate Officers
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Stocks fall amid concerns about financials, FedEx
Stocks took a tumble Wednesday on renewed concerns about the financial sector and a profit warning by FedEx. The Dow Jones industrial average finished down more than 130 points after dipping below the 12,000 mark for the first time since mid-March. All...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Panera Bread Company, General Mills Incorporated, New York Stock Exchange, FedEx Corporation
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Tyson Foods settles a suit over drugs in chickens
Sun reporterTyson Foods Inc. has settled a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by two competitors, including Maryland's Perdue Farms, alleging that the Arkansas company used deceptive marketing to lie about its antibiotics use in poultry. But now the company faces...Tags: Trials, Local Authority, Maryland, Justice System, Advertising
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Pork sales may beef up Tyson stock
Q: Will my shares of Tyson Foods Inc. be doing any better? R.J., via the Internet A: Because the nation's largest meat producer ranks second domestically in both chicken processing and pork producing, it should see some sales gains in those areas as...Tags: Arkansas, Diseases, Virus Diseases, Food Industry, Ethanol
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Commodity costs work to put pinch on Tyson foods
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: Will my shares of Tyson Foods Inc. be doing any better? -- R.J., via the Internet A: Because the nation's largest meat producer ranks second domestically in both chicken processing and pork producing, it should see some sales gains in those areas as...Tags: Canadian National Railway Company, Heineken NV, Raytheon Company, Diseases, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Floods snarl commerce by highway, river, rail
If roads, rivers and railroad tracks are the arteries of commerce, then the flooding in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin add up to a heart attack to the nation's midsection. The closure of bridges along a 300-mile stretch of the Mississippi River yesterday...Tags: Natural Disasters, Fishing, Iowa, Diseases, Merrill Lynch & Company Inc.
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