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Updated 4.06 PM EST: “U.S. chocolate giant Hershey Co. has been in high-level talks with Italian chocolate maker Ferrero Spa to possibly craft a rival joint bid to Kraft Foods Inc.’s $16.7 billion offer for Cadbury PLC.” (WSJ)
Toys ‘R’ Us could go public (The Deal)
The new Motorola (NYSE:MOT) Droid handset may be taking significant market share from the Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) Pre.
AOL’s market value will be $3.2 billion when it is spun off from Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) (The Business Insider)
Smartphones from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) are becoming a security threat (BusinessWeek)
Several nations including Russia, the US, Israel, France, and China are preparing for cyberattacks. (CNET)
Talks between Sal. Oppenheim and Australia’s Macquarie over the sale of the Luxemburg-based firm’s investment banking operations collapsed. (Reuters)
Douglas A. McIntyre