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Richard Beales and Kevin Allison look at the $14 bln sale of Keurig Green Mountain at a 78 pct premium and discuss what the buyer, family-backed JAB, wants from the deal.

Richard Beales and Kevin Allison look at the $14 bln sale of Keurig Green Mountain at a 78 pct premium and discuss what the buyer, family-backed JAB, wants from the deal.
Richard Beales and Kevin Allison look at the $14 bln sale of Keurig Green Mountain at a 78 pct premium and discuss what the buyer, family-backed JAB, wants from the deal.
PARIS (Reuters) - When far-right National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen made it to the second round of the 2002 presidential election, shocked voters and mainstream parties united to keep him out of power.
LONDON (Reuters) - Renault's takeover of Lotus is unlikely to affect next season's contracted driver lineup of Pastor Maldonado and Jolyon Palmer, the Formula One team's current chief executive Matthew Carter said on Monday.
LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Renault's takeover of Lotus is unlikely to affect next season's contracted driver lineup of Pastor Maldonado and Jolyon Palmer, the Formula One team's current chief executive Matthew Carter said on Monday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday confirmed the death of the Islamic State's senior leader in Libya, known as Abu Nabil, who was targeted in a Nov. 13 U.S. air strike carried out by F-15 aircraft on a compound in the city of Derna.
SAO PAULO, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Monday cut its price target for shares in Brazilian investment bank Grupo BTG Pactual SA, citing an uncertain outlook for liquidity and funding availability in the wake of the arrest of former controlling shareholder and founder André Esteves.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar led the Grammy nominations on Monday, scoring 11 nods including album of the year for "To Pimp a Butterfly."
LAGOS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Nigeria, already hit by low oil prices, faces a threat to its cocoa sector with industry officials saying its few remaining grinders could close.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian man stabbed and critically wounded an Israeli in the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday and was then shot dead by security forces, Israeli police said.
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed a signal on Monday that a strong will exists in the European Union to reach a deal with Britain but will still push for a four-year curb on welfare payments for EU migrants, his spokeswoman said.
LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed a signal on Monday that a strong will exists in the European Union to reach a deal with Britain but will still push for a four-year curb on welfare payments for EU migrants, his spokeswoman said.
LONDON (Reuters) - London is to grow more quickly than New York over the next 15 years as the British capital benefits more from growth in the global economy, a report showed on Monday.
BERLIN/PARIS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Eat misshapen veg, wash clothes in cold water, drive more slowly and recycle? It is perhaps no surprise that companies say persuading consumers to go green is a big challenge.
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The first planeloads of Syrian refugees from camps in Jordan and Turkey will arrive in Canada this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Parliament on Monday.
China's first mind-controlled car has been developed by researchers in the north-east port city of Tianjin.
China's first mind-controlled car has been developed by researchers in the north-east port city of Tianjin.
Sci-fi thriller 'Ex Machina' wins four awards at the 2015 Moet British International Film Awards, as some of Hollywood's biggest A-listers turn up for the ceremony. Duarte Garrido reports.
Sci-fi thriller 'Ex Machina' wins four awards at the 2015 Moet British International Film Awards, as some of Hollywood's biggest A-listers turn up for the ceremony. Duarte Garrido reports.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri's incoming government will not seek to suspend Venezuela from South America's Mercosur trade bloc, backtracking from earlier comments after Venezuela's ruling Socialists took a beating in Sunday's parliamentary elections.
MADRID, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic will miss Tuesday's Champions League Group D clash at Sevilla because of flu.
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to file charges against Credit Suisse Group AG for inflating reports of assets under management in its private bank, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the case.
ZURICH, Dec 7 (Reuters) - A fund manager accused of negligently funnelling client money to disgraced financier Bernard Madoff before the U.S. money manager's swindle was revealed faced a suspended fine rather than jail time as his trial in Geneva began on Monday.
* Devon's pipeline unit to buy Tall Oak Midstream for $1.55 bln
* Devon's pipeline unit to buy Tall Oak Midstream for $1.55 bln
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