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Newfangled Credit Cards Cause Headaches At Stores Across America

A majority of credit cards in the US now contain a chip designed to add more security – yet most payment terminals at retailers can’t read the...

McCormick Abandons Premier Foods Bid, Says Board Wants Too Much

McCormick & Co. abandoned plans to make a takeover bid for Premier Foods Plc, saying the UK company’s board wants too high a price. McCorm...

End Of China Corn Hoarding Means Less Barley And Sorghum Imports

The end of China’s corn-stockpiling frenzy may cut barley and sorghum imports almost in half next season, according to the United Nations’ Food...

Farmers Get Biggest US Subsidy Check In Decade As Prices Drop

The agriculture slump is getting so bad in the US that farmers are about to get more government aid than at any time in the past decade, signaling the risi...

Anheuser-Busch, Delta To Sponsor Copa America Soccer Tournament

Anheuser-Busch InBev and Delta Air Lines are signing on to sponsor this summer’s Copa America Centenario, the biggest soccer tournament to take place...

PayPal Scraps Charlotte Expansion Plan, Citing Anti-LGBT Law

PayPal Holdings Inc. is scrapping plans to build an operations center in Charlotte, North Carolina, extending the fallout from legislation passed last mont...

Constellation Brands To Acquire The Prisoner Wine Company

Constellation Brands has agreed to acquire The Prisoner Wine Company’s portfolio of brands, which includes five fine wine brands, a super luxury wine...

Pfizer Said To Terminate $160 Billion Merger With Allergan

Pfizer Inc. decided to terminate its $160 billion merger with Allergan Plc, a person familiar with the matter said, marking an end to the largest-ever heal...