Hillshire Brands thinks outside the corn dog with CEO Connolly
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Since Hillshire Brands spun off from the Sara Lee Corp. last June, CEO Sean Connolly has made a point of thinking outside the box – and even beyond the traditional pig and cow.
Caesars hopes to hit jackpot with Boston casino bid
BOSTON (Reuters) – Caesars Entertainment Corp’s proposed casino in Boston would draw elite international gamblers in the same way Las Vegas does, and marks one of the U.S. gaming industry’s best cash-making opportunities, CEO Gary Loveman said on Frida…
NY firm sees investment opportunity in garment factories
(Reuters) – Outdated, poorly managed factories can be fixed in ways that help workers, the environment and socially conscious investors willing to provide the funding, according to a new firm that plans to invest in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
GM won’t tackle pension talks with UAW until 2015: executive
NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Motors Co will wait until its next round of labor talks in 2015 before negotiating with the United Auto Workers about the automaker’s U.S. blue-collar pension obligation, GM’s vice chairman said on Friday.
Possible China partner for Peugeot no worry for GM
NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Motors Co , which has been seeking to fix its ailing European operations, believes a crucial partnership in France would survive even if the French partner ties up with China’s Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd , a top GM executi…
Could be long time between QE taper and rate rise: Fed’s Dudley
(Reuters) – Once the Federal Reserve reduces its bond-buying program, it could then wait “a number of years” before it raises interest rates, an influential official at the U.S. central bank said on Friday.
Telecom Italia chief Bernabe considering resigning: source
ROME (Reuters) – Telecom Italia Chairman Franco Bernabe is considering resigning at a board meeting scheduled for Thursday, a source close to the situation said.
Next Fed chair must not trim stimulus: Kocherlakota
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Whoever takes over next year as chair of the U.S. central bank must show the world the Federal Reserve will do “whatever it takes” to boost employment and resist the inevitable calls to pare stimulus, a top Fed official said on …
Analysis: For the next round of gold deals, small is beautiful
DENVER (Reuters) – Gold miners may be tempted back into the takeover game by lower prices and the need to replace reserves, but they are likely to shy away from flashy mega-projects that require big capital expenditures.
In Canada’s north Atlantic, new oil frontier shows life beyond shale
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Statoil’s announcement this week of a major oil find off Canada’s Atlantic coast offers a refreshing reminder that new technology and high prices are helping uncover new oil supplies far beyond U.S. shale and the Alberta oi…
