Hillshire Brands Co.

Tyson wins Hillshire bidding

By Simon Casey, Bloomberg | July 2, 2014

Tyson agreed to acquire Hillshire for about $7.8 billion after the target company scrapped another merger pact.

Goldilocks economy returns?

By Oliver Renick and Callie Bost, Bloomberg | June 9, 2014

U.S. stocks fluctuated after equity benchmarks climbed to records last week as Family Dollar Stores Inc. rallied while Merck & Co. slipped amid deals activity.

Tyson outbids Pilgrim for Hillshire

By Jeffrey McCracken and David Welch, Bloomberg | June 9, 2014

Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat company, raised its offer for Hillshire Brands Co. to about $7.7 billion, outbidding Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. for the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs.

U.S. bond's 30-year bull reign is not over

By Susanne Walker and Lu Wang, Bloomberg | May 28, 2014

Yields on 30-year bonds slipped seven basis points to an 11-month low of 3.29 percent at 4 p.m. in New York. Portugal, Spain and Italy led a rally in European 10-year bonds.

Meat market

By Duane D. Stanford, Elena Popina and Joshua Fineman, Bloomberg | May 27, 2014

JBS’s Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. unit offered $45 a share Hillshire Brands Co., it said in a statement today. The deal is contingent on Chicago- based Hillshire scrapping its $4.3 billion agreement to acquire Pinnacle.

Tyson says U.S. consumers may be shifting to chicken from beef

By Shruti Date Singh, Bloomberg | February 1, 2013

Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat processor, said consumers may be shifting toward buying chicken and away from red meat after the price of beef rose at a faster pace.

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