Smithfield Foods Inc., owner of the world’s biggest hog slaughterhouse, is looking for deals in smoked ham, bacon and frozen meatballs. That may put Sara Lee Corp. and People’s Food Holdings Ltd. on its shopping list.
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Anemic job creation plagues the U.S. economy. Here’s how information technology could play a key role in addressing it, says Chris Farrell
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Visteon Corp. is so cheap that the auto-parts supplier is offering potential acquirers its earnings for free.
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Talbots Inc. is so cheap that the apparel retailer may now lure private-equity firms even after losing $ 763 million in the past four years.
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After losing almost $ 1 billion in shareholder value in the past five years, Zoran Corp. may reward owners by selling itself at less than 66 cents on the dollar.
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Nokia Oyj, the world’s largest mobile-phone maker, has destroyed so much shareholder value that it may be worth 52 percent more if sold and broken into pieces.
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Sealed Air Corp. is handing Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC an almost $ 1 billion windfall at the expense of its own shareholders by paying a 52 percent premium for Diversey Holdings Inc.
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After hoarding $ 2.4 trillion in cash, corporate Japan is pursuing overseas takeovers like never before to boost returns. Sony Corp. and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. are among the companies with the biggest incentive to chase deals.
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