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...He’s working well with the other people he has playing around him and it’s resulted in a lot of success for him and the team.” Grimm and the rest of the squad are now hoping that Akpan’s fast start will continue. Of course, they will be expecting nothing less, given all of the co-captain’s accomplishments over the past three years. “It’s an honor to have been able to have done what I’ve done...
...Mars picked up chewing-gum maker Wrigley for $23 billion in 2008 - overtaking Cadbury to become the world's biggest confectioner in the bargain - analysts have held up the British firm as a compelling target for a firm like Kraft. Cadbury boasts around a quarter of the world's fast-growing gum market, a sector Kraft has missed out on. Its muscle in the U.K., Latin America and key emerging markets like India would also complement Kraft's strengths in the U.S. and Europe. In fact, with 15% of the global confectionary market, the company based in Northfield, Ill., would...
...want to go fast, go alone,” said Young, who wore a T-shirt emblazoned with Roosevelt’s face. “But if you want to go far, go together...
...help, nor did revelations a few days ago that U.S. embassy guards were caught behaving like lewd frat boys around a bonfire. Luckily, in both instances, American officials here moved swiftly to apologize and minimize the damage, but there's no doubt that Afghan resentment toward foreigners is rising fast...
...could reduce the region's exposure to the U.S. by giving Asian companies preferential treatment in selling to Asian companies and consumers. These benefits could come with downsides, however. Companies in countries left out of the trade pacts - for example, the U.S. - could face disadvantages when trying to tap fast-growing Asian markets. This, in turn, could have a negative impact on efforts to rebalance excessive debt in the U.S. and excessive savings in Asia. FTAs "create a nonlevel playing field with advantages for Asian countries," says Eswar Prasad, professor of trade policy at Cornell University. "If the most dynamically...