Corn Products International News

Bunge Ltd. said Wednesday it reached an agreement to acquire the international sugar trading and marketing division of Tate & Lyle PLC for an undisclosed amount.

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Bunge Limited and Corn Products International Inc. have announced merger talks valued at $4.8 billion to combine the companies.

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An article on the front page of Tuesday's Business section misstated when Whitehall Jewelers was founded.

These names are not really my focus in the sector, but Bunge has a fertilizer component to it, and while I don't really care too much about the acquisition I like the increased guidance.

The composite lost 0.8%, undercutting its June 12 low. The NYSE composite rose 0.1%; the Dow and S&P 500 were flat after uneven trading.

Shares of food, grain and fertilizer firms are on fire this year thanks to strong demand and surging commodity prices.

U.S. stock futures rose on Monday as investors looked set to snap up beaten-down shares after Friday's sell-off, encouraged by news of a $4.4 billion takeover in the agricultural sector.

Stock futures pointed to a higher start on Monday, tracking gains in Europe and bouncing back from Friday's steep losses on Wall Street.

The heart of Wisconsin's cherry industry is a glum place these days: There's little to harvest after a drought and cold winter.

Corn Products International shares surged by nearly 16 percent, after the Westchester maker of starch and high fructose corn syrup agreed today to merge with Bunge Ltd. for $4.8 billion.

The deal occurs as food prices have soared, encouraging industry players to manage the increased expenses of corn, oilseeds and other crops through mergers.

'With the very high prices, there's a huge need for working capital,' said Bunge Chairman and Chief Executive Alberto Weisser. 'Just to keep the same business we have normally, we have to have twice the amount of inventories because the prices are higher and we have to have twice the debt.'

Wall Street is growing concerned about the damage massive floods in Midwestern U.S. states will have on ethanol makers and corn refiners.

US stock indexes broke their losing streak today during a volatile session. The DJIA finished up +57.81 to 12141.58, the Nasdaq climbed +10.34 to 2404.35, and the S&P 500 advanced +4.38 ending the day at ...

The book-to-bill ratio is the demand-to-supply ratio for orders on a firm's "book" to number of orders processed and billed.

Corn Products International, Inc. recently reported another solid quarterly performance, posting record net income for the ninth consecutive quarter.

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BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group , will hold its Agriculture and Protein investor conference on Thursday, May 15, 2008, in New York City. via Canada NewsWire

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Harbinger Capital Partners, a big investment firm known for buying into distressed companies and pushing management for change, has taken a significant stake in Corn Products International Inc., a maker of ... via Chicago Tribune