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The European Commission has set a one-month deadline to review Kraft Foods Inc's $16 billion hostile bid for British chocolate maker Cadbury after the U.S. food group notified EU regulators.

Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) closed yesterday at $26.80. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $20.81 and 52-week high of $29.84. Kraft Foods stock has been showing support around 26.09 and resistance in the 27.33 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives KFT a weak 2 STAR (out of 5...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)

Asian stocks, currencies rise on Japan, China economic data; gold advances.China's industrial production output grew 16.1% in October, its fastest pace in more than a year.Job openings in U.S. remain close to record-lowsOil prices fell $79 a barrel in Asia amid rising U.S. oil inventories and a weaker dollarSwiss rules to tie bonuses to profit will apply only to the nation’s 12 largest banksUnfilled positions climb to most since June as US companies delay hiring.USDA trimmed its production forecast and raised its price outlook for crops.Adobe to cut about 680 full-time positions or about 9% of its total work force.AIG’s CEO Robert Benmosche, after just 3 months, is ready to quit over pay constraintsArvinMeritor[More...]

Yesterday (Nov. 10), Cadbury Plc, the maker of Dairy Milk chocolate, rejected Kraft Foods Inc.'s unsolicited takeover offer of £10.1 billion ($17 billion) after Kraft stuck to the terms of its initial bid.[More...]

• Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN) reported adjusted third quarter earnings of $3.45 a share, 55 cents above consensus estimates, on better-than-expected revenues of $730.7 million, ahead of estimates of $$693.97 million on strong summer season travel. The firm provided fourth quarter guidance at about $1.06-$1.16

• Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) said it plans to cut 1500 additional jobs. The firm reported second quarter adjusted earnings of 6 cents, a one penny miss, on revenues of $1.15 billion, which slightly topped Street projections of $1.12 billion. The firm forecast 2010 earnings of $0.70-$1.00, topping estimates of 89 cents on revenues of $4.2-$4.4 billion versus estimates of $4.26 billion

• Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) rejected the latest Kraft (NYSE:KFT) bid calling it "derisory"

• Moody's (NYSE:MCO) commented that AIG (NYSE:AIG) will be able to repay its Federal loans

• Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) lifted its growth expectations for the semiconductor group following release of third quarter numbers. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) remained its first pick within the group, with "outperform" ratings also on Micron Tech (NYSE:MU) and Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX). Analysts increased 2010 growth expectations of 25% for the industry from 10-20% prior

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) to its Conviction Buy List, with a price target of $94

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) also added Kroger (NYSE:KR) to its Conviction Buy List, with a price target of $27

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE:CCE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained a "buy" rating on the shares

• Tyco International (NYSE:TYC) released better-than-expected third quarter earnings of 61 cents a share, 7 cents above estimates, on revenues of $4.42 billion, slightly higher than estimates of $4.32 billion

• Burlington Northern (NYSE:BNI) CEO advised Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) is liquidating shares of rival railroads Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) and Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) as it readies its purchase of Burlington

• Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) moved further into the market for digital advertising on cell phones with the acquisition of AdMob for $750 million

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Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) yesterday (Monday) refused to sweeten its $16.4 billion offer for Cadbury PLC (CBY). Instead, the North American food giant repeated the terms of its original offer, which Cadbury rejected two months ago. Kraft will now put its bid directly to Cadbury shareholders, setting the stage for a battle that ...

By Don Miller Associate Editor Money Morning Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) yesterday (Monday) refused to sweeten its $16.4 billion offer for Cadbury PLC (ADR NYSE: CDY). Instead, the North American food giant repeated the terms of its original offer, which Cadbury rejected two months ago. Kraft will now put its bid directly to Cadbury shareholders, setting [...]

Companies featured in this segment: Tesco plc (OTC:TSCDY), Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated (NYSE:WMT), Greggs (LSE:GRG), Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO), Kraft Foods Incorporated (NYSE:KFT), Cadbury plc (NYSE:CBY), CF Industries Holdings Incorporated (NYSE:CF), Braskem SA (NYSE:BAK), Sigdo Koppers SA (SCL:SK), Agrium (TSX:AGU)

Schaeffer's analyst Morgan Searcy takes a look at news on the Street before the market open.

Schaeffer's analyst Morgan Searcy takes a look at news on the Street before the market open.

Companies featured in this segment: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), General Mills Incorporated (NYSE:GIS), Kraft Foods Incorporated (NYSE:KFT), ConAgra Foods Incorporated (NYSE:CAG), Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE:SLE), Merck & Company Incorporated (NYSE:MRK), Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC), FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), Eni SpA (NYSE:E), United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), POSCO (NYSE:PKX), FuelCell Energy Incorporated (NASDAQ:FCEL), and RWE AG (OTC:RWEOY)

Schaeffer's analyst Morgan Searcy takes a look at news on the Street before the market open.