http://money.ninemsn.com.au en-au Copyright(c) 2005 Ninemsn All rights reserved. 5 http://ninemsn.com.au/share/img/nh_logo.gif http://money.ninemsn.com.au 142 40 http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974660&rss=yes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:08:01 GMT British confectioner Cadbury PLC will reject an expected STG10.3 billion ($A18.66 billion) takeover bid from US giant Hershey Co, a newspaper reported on Sunday.Britain's Sunday Times cited an unnamed industry source as saying Cadbury is reluctant to do a deal unless Hershey raises its valuation of the company, which makes the Dairy Milk chocolate bar. http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974658&rss=yes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:06:01 GMT US retailers are taking desperate measures to spark holiday sales in the face of what promises to be another troubled year-end shopping season.Merchants are furiously working to ramp up consumer interest ahead of "Black Friday," on November 27, the day after the Thanksgiving Day holiday that marks the tradition kickoff of the holiday gift season. http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974654&rss=yes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:57:23 GMT By Alan Beattie in London, Financial Times, 22 Nov 2009The free market economy is flawed but should be addressed by regulation and reform rather than being replaced by a new economic system, according to a poll conducted in 27 countries.The survey, commissioned by the BBC World Service, found widespread but measured scepticism of the world economic system in light of the financial crisis. Carried out to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the survey suggests hopes held then may since have been dashed. http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974655&rss=yes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:10:01 GMT http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974656&rss=yes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:15:47 GMT http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974657&rss=yes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:24:49 GMT http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974539&rss=yes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:54:01 GMT Mining industry entrepreneur Joseph Gutnick says he is hoping that a new phosphate joint-venture with a Chinese company will create a fertiliser company in Australia to eventually rival Incitec Pivot.Mr Gutnick's US-listed Legend International last week entered into a deal with Chinese fertiliser supplier Wengfu Group to investigate the development of a phosphate mine and plant near Mount Isa in Queensland. http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974523&rss=yes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:40:01 GMT Pallet supplier and information management company Brambles Ltd says it does not expect to put four million excess pallets in the United States back into use until after the company's current fiscal year.Brambles chief executive Tom Gorman told the ABC's Inside Business program that Brambles had a total of about 75 million pallets in the US, with about four million "excess" coming into this fiscal year. http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974496&rss=yes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:47:01 GMT One.Tel special purpose liquidator Paul Weston says he is close to securing funding to start legal action in relation to the withdrawal of a $132 million rights issue in the telco's dying days.Mr Weston, of Pitcher Partners, is investigating avenues for compensation from those who aborted the rights issue, which some people say could have saved One.Tel. http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=974452&rss=yes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:01 GMT Global miner Rio Tinto says it will receive total proceeds of at least $US741 million in connection with the recent initial public offering (IPO) of Cloud Peak Energy Inc, and related transactions.Cloud Peak Energy Inc, the third largest coal producer in the United States, started trading on the New York Stock Exchange last week.