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JBS reportedly near Pilgrim's Pride buy

JBS of Brazil will reportedly pay $2.5 billion to take Texas poultry producer Pilgrim's Progress out of bankruptcy.


Brazil, China lead global IPO markets

Capital raised in global IPOs jumps from first quarter, but still well below the second quarter of 2008.


Panasonic wins Sanyo, while Lenovo passes on Positiva

As the consolidation of the Asian electronics market accelerates, buyers sometimes win, and they sometimes lose. Panasonic Corp. on Thursday appeared to have sealed an agreement for Sanyo Electric Co. while Chinese computer group Lenovo Group Ltd. stepped away from an offer for a Brazilian rival....


Fed pumps liquidity into emerging-market countries

The Federal Reserve is extending a helping hand to the central banks in four emerging-market countries as it takes its efforts to unfreeze money markets on the road. The Fed is opening four $30 billion liquidity swap facilities with the central banks of Brazil, Mexico, South Korea and Singapore until April 30, giving each country access to dollars at close to the same rates that G-7 countries enjoyed until the credit crunch turned into a credit crisis. European Union countries received unlimited access to dollars on Oct. 13.   ...


Tyson Foods wants to fatten up

Tyson Foods Inc. decided it's going to take advantage of low market valuations and make some acquisitions. The company said it's going to use $1.5 billion in cash to acquire poultry farms and processing plants in Brazil, China, India and the U.S. ...


Ron Burkle's labor problems

In news that may disconcert anti-Wall Street labor activists, Ron Burkle, self-proclaimed friend of labor, may be caught up in a labor scandal in Brazil via his investment in ethanol producer Brazil Renewable Energy Co, or Brenco....


JetBlue founder Neeleman to launch Brazilian airline

JetBlue Airways Inc. founder David Neeleman on Thursday went public with his long-rumored plans to start a discount airline in Brazil. Neeleman, who holds both U.S. and Brazilian citizenship and is therefore free from limits Brazil places on foreign ownership of airlines, said he has raised $150 million from unnamed Brazilian and U.S. investors to start the so-far unnamed airline....



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