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It's make-or-break time for the first-quarter earnings season, and it comes just as the stock market is showing signs of strain.
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NEW YORK, Dec 5- Freeport McMoRan Copper& Gold Inc Chief Executive Richard Adkerson is known for taking big risks- building his company around mines in Asia, spending nearly $26 billion to take over larger mining rival Phelps Dodge and now shelling out $9 billion to take over two oil and gas companies.
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Investors looking to buy corporate bonds must temper their expectations for 2013.
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*Deals allow Freeport to diversify into U.S. oil, gas. On paper the deal reshapes Freeport, with its mining profile largely outside the United States, and Plains and McMoRan concentrated in energy plays in California, Texas and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Dec 4- Shares of Gap Inc fell 10 percent on Tuesday after the retailer confirmed there has been no change to its dividend payment policy, following special payouts by other companies.
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*Current COO Gary Goldberg named new chief executive. Dec 3- Newmont Mining Corp on Monday said Chief Executive Richard O'Brien will step down, making it the third major gold miner this year to replace its top manager as the industry seeks to boost dwindling production and control mushrooming costs.
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*Shares fall 2.2 percent to $46.06 on NYSE. Dec 3- Newmont Mining Corp said on Monday Chief Executive Richard O'Brien will step down on March 1, making Newmont the third major gold miner to announce the departure of its CEO this year.
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*Shares fall 2.2 percent to $46.06 on NYSE. Dec 3- Newmont Mining Corp said on Monday Chief Executive Richard O'Brien will step down on March 1, making Newmont the third major gold miner to announce the departure of its CEO this year.
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*Shares of both Dean Foods and Saputo rise. Dec 3- Saputo Inc will buy Dean Foods Co's Morningstar division for $1.45 billion to widen its product range and increase its U.S. presence, the Canadian dairy products maker said on Monday.
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Dec 3- Canadian dairy products maker Saputo Inc said it had agreed to buy Dean Foods Co's Morningstar dairy division for $1.45 billion to widen its manufacturing and distribution footprint and product offerings in the United States.
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Nov 30- Drugmakers racing to develop medicines and vaccines to combat a germ that ravages the gut and kills thousands have a new challenger: the human stool. For patients hit hardest by the bacterium Clostridium difficile, getting a "stool transplant" could become a standard treatment within just a few years.
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Nov 30- Drugmakers racing to develop medicines and vaccines to combat a germ that ravages the gut and kills thousands have a new challenger: the human stool. For patients hit hardest by the bacterium Clostridium difficile, getting a "stool transplant" could become a standard treatment within just a few years.
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NEW YORK, Nov 29- Canadian dairy products maker Saputo Inc and U.S.-based Michael Foods are competing to buy Dean Foods Co's Morningstar dairy division, people familiar with the matter said, in a deal that could fetch between $1 billion and $1.5 billion.
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Nov 29- Tiffany& Co lowered its fiscal-year sales and profit forecast for the third straight quarter after weak quarterly sales of its high-margin but inexpensive silver jewelry and a drop in quarterly same-store sales in its key Asia market.
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Nov 29- Barnes& Noble Inc said the quarterly loss in its Nook division increased as the bookseller increased spending on its e-readers and tablets to keep pace with larger rivals Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc.
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Nov 29- Barnes& Noble Inc said the quarterly loss in its Nook division increased as the bookseller increased spending on its e-readers and tablets to keep pace with larger rivals Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc.
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Sales on eBay Inc's online marketplace were particularly strong and Amazon.com Inc continued its rapid holiday shopping season growth, according to early Cyber Monday data released by e-commerce firm ChannelAdvisor. EBay's shares climbed about 5 percent to $51.50, a new multi-year high, in afternoon trading. Amazon's shares gained 1 percent to $242.26.
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*Netflix shares up 1 pct. Nov 5- Netflix Inc adopted a poison pill defense against a hostile takeover, days after activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed a stake in the video rental company. The move is aimed at preventing an outsider who lacks Netflix board approval from accumulating a stake of 10 percent or more, the company said in a statement.
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*Netflix shares up 1 pct. Nov 5- Netflix Inc adopted a poison pill defense against a hostile takeover, days after activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed a stake in the video rental company. The move is aimed at preventing an outsider who lacks Netflix board approval from accumulating a stake of 10 percent or more, the company said in a statement.
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Nov 1- Chesapeake Energy Corp reported a net loss on Thursday compared with a year-ago profit, as low natural gas prices caused the U.S. oil and gas company to write down the value of some assets.
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*Warnaco shares rise nearly 39 percent. Oct 31- Clothing maker PVH Corp will unite Calvin Klein underwear, jeans and sportswear lines under one roof in a $2.8 billion deal to buy rival Warnaco Group Inc, the latest move in the consolidation of the apparel manufacturing industry.