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Cadbury warms to Hershey tie-up

Cadbury has signalled support for a possible tie-up with Hershey, declaring that the ethical values of the UK confectioner were similar to those of the US group

US retailers report strong ‘Black Friday’ crowds

Strong emphasis on sales of practical items

Ex-Lloyds chairman eyes banking ventures

Entrepreneurs keen to take on Big Four

Informa’s Springer talks anger shareholders

Investors sound off on early talks

Ryanair CEO expects to quit in 2-3 years

Wants to see Aer Lingus takeover

Sweden rules out state bail-out for Saab

New parties express interest in GM unit

Renault seals Avtovaz revamp deal

Moscow to inject $1.7bn into carmaker

Japan’s newspapers hold grip on sales

Asahi chief sees no swift circulation fall

Carphone Warehouse raises guidance

Telecoms group steps up demerger plan

High bar set for ThyssenKrupp successor

Chief aims to return to profitability

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European View: Flying an unsteady course

European comment

The industry seems to be heading for greater turbulence as there are already too many planes in the sky and far too many new planes on the manufacturers’ order books, writes Paul Betts

Reality catches up with the Gulf’s model global city

With Dubai’s decision-making wrapped up in palace intrigue, the rest of the world is left to operate on rumours rather than facts, writes Roula Khalaf

Lombard: More questions than answers in Cadbury saga

Lombard

The bid for Cadbury seems to have been running for months. But in a formal sense it hasn’t even started. Meanwhile, Cadbury shareholders’ questions are multiplying, writes Andrew Hill

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FT Trading Room: One MiFid overseer required

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Cees Vermaas of NYSE Euronext argues the need for one Europe-wide regulator and more transparency in decision-making

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Shell CEO on debt, gas, Iraq, mergers, and more

Energy Source blog: Peter Voser on keeping the company’s debts under control, with some help from the bounce-back in the oil price, and that if oil remained at $80 Shell would not need to add to its borrowings next year