The BHP-Rio Tinto saga is heating up again, with a growing consensus among investors that BHP will issue a sweetened offer by next Wednesday’s “put up or shut up” deadline set by Australia’s Britain’s Takeover Panel. Rio Tinto shares surged 7.6 percent and BHP climbed 2.6 percent. “I just expect them to come back with […]

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A no-nonsense figure like Fabio Capello was never going to let the issue of one cap for one player get in the way of his thinking.
Although he has trained at Arsenal, David Beckham has not played a competitive game since November and if that had been the case for any other player, they too would […]

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Check out American girls continuing to shun Barbie,  despite Mattel’s attempts to revitalize the once-dominant brand with sleek, new products.
Since coming to market in 1959, Barbie has played a key role in Mattel’s profits.  But that may be changing as Mattel posted a profit despite another decline in U.S. sales of the flagship line.
“Innovation has been lacking, in our view, […]

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