EU shelves constitution amid expansion anxiety

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The European Union's leaders have met to discuss a budget standoff and the stalled constitution, agreeing to let the individual countries decide on a course of action for the constitution and giving them one years grace. The constitution, which was meant to unify the European Union with streamlined decision making is deeply unpopular.

Author: Bilefsky, Dan, Miller, John
Europe, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Political aspects, European Union, Politics, Constitutions

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Brewing giants discuss a 'significant transaction': Interbrew, AmBev weigh merger or stock swap; threat to Anheuser-Busch?

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A potential alliance and/or merger between Belgium's Interbrew and Brazil's Companhia de Bebidas das Americas could oust US firm Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. as the world's largest by volume brewer. Analysts believe, however, that a merger is unlikely and that a stock swap would occur instead.

Author: Bilefsky, Dan, Miller, John, Samor, Geraldo
Belgium, Securities issued, listed, Alliances, partnerships, Brewing industry, Breweries, Beverage industry, Securities, Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., BUD, Company securities, Interbrew S.A., Alliances and partnerships, Companhia de Bebidas das Americas

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In Brazil, Ford has discovered 'way forward'

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The once struggling Ford Motor Co. in Brazil is now profitable , doubling its share to 12%. Overhauling production and paying attention to consumer tastes has helped account for this success.

Author: Samor, Geraldo
Foreign operations, Manufacturing processes, Motor Vehicles and Equipment, Production processes, Ford Motor Co., Transportation equipment industry, F, Automotive industry

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Subjects list: United States, Brazil, Market share, Company market share
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