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Wednesday | The US Market Blog

Weak-Liquidity Junk Bond Issuers Reach Record Levels

Further signs that the liquidity crunch is spreading beyond housing and financial companies can be found in a new report from Moody's. The number of junk bond issuers with Moody's weakest liquidity rating hit a ...

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

Manawatu Evening Standard

US meat companies shares jump

Shares of leading US meat companies advanced overnight due to lower corn prices, as the corn crop may not be as bad as previously feared, and to lower crude oil prices, analysts said.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Sanderson Farms, Food, Tyson Foods

Mon Jul 14, 2008

GuruFocus.com

Weekly Top Insider Buys: Stericycle Inc., NuStar Energy L.P.,...

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Valero LP, Stericycle, Environmental, Waste Management, Hancock Holding, Banking, Financial Services, CMGI, Investment Services, Food

Sat Jul 12, 2008

PilotOnline.com

Analysts: Smithfield will bounce back from stock slump

Stock additions At least four of Smithfield Foods Inc.'s directors recently took the "buy low" adage to heart, increasing their holdings in the pork company, Smithfield announced this week.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Smithfield directors buy more shares

The company's stock has hit five-year lows, spurring a few insiders to purchase shares on the open market.

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Related Topix: Food, Agriculture, Science

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Myrtle Beach Online

NC hog farmers could rebuild under old rules

North Carolina hog farmers could rebuild after a natural disaster or change operations without having to follow decade-old distance requirements from homes or schools in legislation approved Tuesday by a Senate ...

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Related Topix: Food, North Carolina, Albertson, NC

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Catch a glimpse of Paula Deen in Smithfield

Fans of Paula Deen can catch a glimpse of the maven of southern cooking this week on Smithfield 's historic Main Street.

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Related Topix: Smithfield, VA, Food

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Telegraph Herald

JBS Swift's beef buy bad deal for America

When Wesley Batista, the North American boss of Brazilian meatpacker JBS Swift, testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee probing his firm's pending buyout of National Beef Packing and Smithfield Foods beef ...

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Related Topix: Food, Life, Beef, Meat, US Politics, Herb Kohl, US Senate, Democrat

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Smithfield to sell joint venture to Campofrio

Top Local Headlines A northwest Iowa man, who's behind bars for sexually abusing a Le Mars, Iowa, woman when she was a teen, will go free.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News, Food, Smithfield, VA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

The Globe and Mail

Debt plan doesn't help Smithfield Foods

Shares in Smithfield Foods Inc Tuesday fell to their lowest level in about five years after the U.S. pork producer announced several moves that should help it pay down debt.

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Related Topix: Food, Agriculture, Science

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Seeking Alpha

Smithfield Foods: Half-Off Sale Presents Buy Opportunity

Smithfield Foods has seen its shares trimmed nearly 50% in just the past four weeks.

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Related Topix: Food

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Footnoted.org

Food for thought at Smithfield...

July 3, 2008 at 9:52 am by Michelle Leder Food for thought at Smithfield As we head into the Fourth of July holiday and what will no doubt be a weekend full of BBQs, I can't seem to get a number that I saw in ...

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People's Daily Online

WSJ:Largest U.S. pork processor to sell 5% stake to Chinese firm

Smithfield Foods Inc., the largest pork processor in the United States, will sell a 5-percent stake to China's COFCO Limited, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

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Related Topix: China, Asia, Food, World News

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Fool.com

Spicy Times Ahead for Food Stocks

In last week's fourth-quarter earnings report, General Mills reported a 13.4% increase in net sales, with pricing and product mix contributing 8 points toward revenue growth.

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Related Topix: Food, Financial Markets, ConAgra Foods, Del Monte Foods, Campbell Soup

PilotOnline.com

Worker at N.C. farm faces charges of animal cruelty

A North Carolina worker at a farm that supplies hog meat to Smithfield Foods Inc.

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Related Topix: Animal Rights, Food, Sampson County, NC, Clinton, NC, Garland, NC

MarketWatch

Smithfield plans stock, debt deals; shares extend slide

Smithfield Foods Inc. shares sank more than 13% Tuesday after the hog producer announced deals to boost working capital.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Food

Tue Jul 01, 2008

MeatNews

China's COFCO to buy 7 million shares in Smithfield

SMITHFIELD, VA. Smithfield Foods Inc. has entered into an agreement with COFCO Limited, China 's largest national agricultural trading and processing company, for the sale of 7,000,000 shares, or 4.95% of ...

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Related Topix: Smithfield, VA, Food, World News, China, Asia, Agriculture, Science

People for the Ethical Treatment of A...

Cruelty Charges Filed Against Pig-Farm Worker

You might remember when we broke the news back in December about our undercover investigation at a pig farm in Garland, North Carolina, owned by Murphy Family Ventures, which supplies pig meat to Smithfield ...

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Related Topix: Garland, NC, Food

MarketWatch

Movers & Shakers: Tuesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are the auto makers, Anheuser-Busch, Dollar Thrifty, Fortune Brands, Smithfield Foods and UBS.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Transportation, Leasing, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Beverages, Anheuser Busch Companies, Fortune Brands, Food

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Earth Times

Smithfield Foods to Offer $350 Million Convertible Senior Notes Due 2013

In connection with the offering, Smithfield intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $50 million aggregate principal amount of additional convertible notes solely to cover ...

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Related Topix: Food

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