The deal between Smithfield Foods and Shuanghui International may face legal challenges as Midwest states prohibits foreign ownership over agricultural lands.
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Greece to sell of stakeholdings in Hellenic Petroleum, DEPA and DESFA
Greece is required to sell off its energy company shareholdings as part of their bailout deal. (Photo : REUTERS)A Greek flag flies behind a statue to European unity outside the European Parliament in Brussels The largest refinery in Greece, Hellenic Petroleum was one of the assets identified in the privatization plan of the country.
Wal-mart execs get negative votes from shareholders
Wal-Mart CEO Michael Duke is under fire after allegations of bribery of the Mexican government. (Photo : Reuters)Wal-Mart Stores Inc, which is facing bribery investigations by the U.
Google Purchase of Waze Creates Ripples
Google's US$1.3 billion purchase of Waze would create a ripple effect deep into the Israeli economy.
Exide Tech seeks bankruptcy
Battery producer Exide Technology files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after losing against competition. Global battery producer Exide Technologies filed for bankruptcy after it faced $31 million in interest payments in August and losing against rivals.
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A US Court dismisses the complaint of Bloomberg filed against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Raiffeisen Bank International Chairman says that it would tighten compliance rules due to the latest Stepic controversy.
French President Francois Hollande calls out European Union to resolve the row with China on importations.
Whittier Trust Co. and fund manager Victor Dosti agreed to pay around US$1.68 million to settle the civil regulatory case filed against them.
US Bankruptcy Court Judge, Christopher Sontchi granted planned acquisition deal without legal challenge between Micron Technologies Inc. and Elpida Memory Inc.
The Federal Communications Commission through its website announces no objection with the SoftBank offered bid of US$20.1 billion to acquire Sprint Nextel.
China's Securities Regulatory Commission became stricter as its new Chairman, Xiao Gang aims to tackle fraud crack down to protect investors.
China's regulatory watchdog has unveiled new IPO rules. Last Friday, the Chinese government had published new draft rules designed to improve the transparency and pricing structure of initial public offers in its domestic stock markets.
Walmart and Tesco are restricted to acquire existing Indian retailers because of the new policy set by the Indian government stating foreign companies should start from scratch.
