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When shares of old Kraft stock broke into two components last fall, most investors expected the higher-growth Mondelez International Inc global snacks business to be the more attractive segment of the two post-spinoff companies.

's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by Zacks in a report issued on Wednesday, StockRatingsNetwork reports.

Pop singer Nick Lachey, who is in town for a concert in uptown Charlotte on Wednesday night, rolled into town and immediately hit Twitter with his thoughts.

's stock had its "overweight" rating reiterated by stock analysts at Piper Jaffray in a report issued on Wednesday, ARN reports.

Coming Soon: Hershey's Chocolate World, a two-story chocolate experience, is expected to open on the Las Vegas Strip in early 2014.

A national marketer and distributor of national and proprietary-branded food and food-related products engaged in a pattern or practice of failing to hire female applicants for operative positions at distribution centers nationwide, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Arkansas' attorney general filed a brief Tuesday backed by his counterparts in 35 other states asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold a $1.2 billion fine levied against Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary over the marketing of the antipsychotics drug Risperdal.

Weeks before a Chinese conglomerate agreed to buy Smithfield Foods Inc. in the largest such takeover of a U.S. business, Missouri lawmakers quietly approved legislation removing a ban on foreign ownership of agricultural land.

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the operators of a party bus from which a young mother fell to her death in May. The suit was filed in Wyandotte County District Court against Midnight Express, a company recently ordered by federal regulators to cease operation because of alleged unsafe operation.

When I left my former career in January to work full-time as a writer, including the writing I do here as a Blogger for the Motley Fool, I also rolled over a 401K.

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, MO - A last-minute move by Missouri lawmakers could make it easier for a Chinese conglomerate to buy 1 of the biggest pork producers in the U.S. Legislators agreed on their final day of work in May to remove a ban on foreign ownership of agricultural land in Missouri.

Kellogg plans to introduce three new production lines to its Belgium Pringles plant within the next two years to cater to soaring demand.

Johnson & Johnson said it would pay up to $1 billion for Aragon Pharmaceuticals and its experimental drugs for prostate cancer, to bolster J&J's role in the field after it acquired another experimental prostate-cancer treatment four years ago that has become a leading brand.

Since Starboard Value LP was spun off as a separate hedge fund just over two years ago it has been fast gaining a reputation for aggressive shareholder activism, pushing for change in household names including AOL and Office Depot Inc. Initially investing in small cap value companies, Starboard quickly gained a reputation in Silicon Valley as a ... (more)

One of Smithfield Foods Inc. 's largest investors would like to chop up America's biggest pork producer and sell it piece-by-piece, with representatives urging the board of directors to kill a planned $4.7 billion buyout by a Chinese company that they say "significantly understates" the company's value.

Monday's ruling will make it harder for states seeking to bar people who are in the U.S. illegally from voting.

Kellogg Community College will host college alumnus and Peace Corps volunteer Jordan Blekking at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, when Blekking will deliver a presentation highlighting his experiences while on assignment in Zambia.

Energy trading houses are diversifying into food commodities and metals, which makes them likely to invest in assets such as port capacity as they copy their rival Glencore Xstrata to escape excessive reliance on oil.

Shares of Tyson Foods traded up 0.59% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $25.71.

's stock had its "equal weight" rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Stephens in a note issued to investors on Monday, Stock Ratings Network reports.