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Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury: source 5:19pm EST

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Full Article

Gold coins are displayed at the Ginza Tanaka store in Tokyo September 18, 2008. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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Financial woes seen limiting U.S. economic rebound 2:53pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. banking industry may have pulled back from the brink, but finance executives say they still face hurdles that will tighten credit and delay an economic rebound.  Full Article