U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co <HSY.N> is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion (10 billion pounds) for chocolatier Cadbury Plc <CBRY.L> as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley <MS.N> has handed off its Crescent real estate subsidiary to Barclays Capital <BARCBC.UL>, the companies said on Friday.
Over 1,900 workers at , the group behind wine retailer chains Threshers and Wine Rack, are losing their jobs after the administrator failed to find buyers for 381 stores.
Banks risk becoming addicted to cheap central bank cash used to fight the financial crisis and must prepare for its eventual withdrawal, the head of the ECB warned at a Frankfurt banking conference on Friday.