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When stretching out the dough for its premium "Artisan Pizzas," Domino's workers are instructed not to worry about making the rectangles too perfect: The pies are supposed to have a more rustic look.

America's newest Miss USA is leaving a white collar job behind for a world of glamour in her new role - and she can't wait.

Stock futures rose on Monday after major equity indexes on Friday closed their third negative week in four, with traders focused on this week's Federal Reserve policy meeting.

Pork producer Smithfield Foods says its net income fell nearly 63 percent in the fourth quarter as it experienced lower hog prices, higher feed costs and a decline in exports to China and Russia.

Pork producer Smithfield Foods says its net income fell nearly 63 per cent in the fourth quarter as it experienced lower hog prices, higher feed costs and a decline in exports to China and Russia.

JBS SA, the world's largest beef producer, agreed to buy Marfrig Alimentos SA meat processing plants in Brazil in a non-cash deal to become the world's largest chicken producer.

FILE: May 30, 2013.: Smithfield hams line the shelves at the Taste of Smithfield restaurant and gourmet market in Smithfield, Va.

The payout will be split into four instalments, the first paid six months after the closure of the deal, and the rest paid on the first, second and third anniversaries.

Wan Long, who helped turn a single hog-processing plant into China's largest producer, explains the reasons for his $4.7 billion swoop on Smithfield Food Inc.

Associated Press/Ebrahim Noroozi - In front of a portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, looks on, as he attends a rally, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 1, 2013.

Residents in the southeastern Virginia town of Smithfield have mixed reactions to the idea that the maker of their famous cured hams may soon be owned by a Chinese company.

In this 2008 file photo, John Edwards of Smithfield climbs down from one of the vintage tractors in his collection which at the time numbered over a dozen.

1 producer has stirred concern in the United States. The transaction, announced on Wednesday, would rank as the largest Chinese takeover of a U.S. company, with an enterprise value of $7.1 billion, including debt assumption.

Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl and JBS SA were preparing bids for Smithfield Foods Inc.

Shareholders of Smithfield, the world's biggest pork producer, will receive $34 per share under terms of the deal announced Wednesday.