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Coca-Cola to buy Unilever’s AdeS unit for $575 mn

  Bloomberg Coca-Cola Co. and bottler Coca-Cola Femsa SAB agreed to buy Unilever’s AdeS soy-based beverage business for about $575 million, expanding the beverage giant’s sales of non-soda drinks and boosting its business in Latin America. After the takeover is completed, AdeS will become part of the non-carbonated beverage platforms that Coca-Cola Femsa and Coca-Cola share in its franchise territories, ...

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Mester sees gradual rate increases despite weak jobs data

  Bloomberg The Federal Reserve should raise interest rates gradually despite weak jobs data, Fed Cleveland Bank President Loretta Mester said. U.S. economic growth is picking up, inflation is moving toward target and the country is at full employment, Mester told reporters in Stockholm on Saturday. “I still believe that in order to achieve our monetary policy goals a gradual ...

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War of words escalates as Clinton knocks Trump

  San Bernardino / AFP Hillary Clinton launched stinging criticism of Donald Trump, even suggesting her likely Republican presidential opponent wants to be America’s “dictator,” as she proclaimed she will be the Democratic flag bearer once California votes next week. President Barack Obama lent his voice to the denunciation, saying Trump’s aggressive posture towards immigrants, Muslims and women is “feeding ...

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