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Bid for Bear Stearns raised to $10 a share
JP MORGAN Chase increased its original bid for Bear Stearns five-fold to $10 a share yesterday after its initial offer for the beleaguered Wall Street bank was undone by legal snags and furious opposition from Bear shareholders who viewed it as far too low. p
Ex-'Dragon' leaves lair to reveal secrets of his success
IT IS sunny in Monaco, where Richard Farleigh, millionaire
investor, business angel and former "Dragon" on the BBC's
Dragon's Den , lives with his family. p
Food manufacturers facing 'two-way squeeze'
FOOD MANUFACTURERS are facing "a two-way squeeze" from tougher contracts imposed by retail multiples and higher raw material costs, according to consultants Mazars. p
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Reckitt pays €5m to parent company
HEALTHCARE AND household detergent company Reckitt Benckiser's Irish operation paid a dividend of €5 million to its Luxembourg-based parent in 2006, according to accounts recently filed at the Companies Office. pNew law raises questions about future of key asset and island's second-largest port
BELFAST BRIEFING/FRANCESS McDONNELL: THE FUTURE of one of Northern Ireland's most important and historic economic assets is currently in the spotlight. pIn Short
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