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Nestle Said to Weigh Options for Cadbury Bid, May Challenge Kraft Offer Nestle SA is weighing options including a possible bid for Cadbury Plc that would challenge Kraft Foods Inc.’s offer and a potential move by Hershey Co., according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

Cadbury's Carr Stared Down Goldman and RWE as Preparation for Kraft Duel Roger Carr, Cadbury Plc’s chairman, once thwarted Goldman Sachs Group Inc., then led by former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, from bidding for pub chain Mitchells & Butlers Plc in 2006.

Adidas Takes on North Face in $59 Billion Outdoor Market With $600 Jackets Adidas AG will start selling a new range of 400-euro ($595) mountaineering jackets next year, muscling in on The North Face’s turf as the outdoor-pursuits market grows faster than traditional sporting goods.

Cadbury Should Consider Hershey Dual-Listing Merger, GFI Strategist Says Cadbury Plc should pool assets with Hershey Co. to create a company with dual listings in New York and London and fend off Kraft Foods Inc.’s advance, according to Richard Royden, a strategist at GFI Group Inc. in London.

Murdoch Targets Sulzberger as Newspaper Ad Slump Shifts Fight to Readers The New York Times and Wall Street Journal are pursuing readers from regional U.S. newspapers in their fight to survive the worst advertising declines in the industry’s history.

Barnes & Noble Sells Out Nook, E-Book Reader, Forcing Delay in Shipping Barnes & Noble Inc.’s Nook device for reading digital versions of books, introduced last month, is sold out and new orders won’t ship until after Christmas.

Whole Foods Holds Out Carrot of Store Discounts to Workers Who Lose Weight Whole Foods Market Inc., the largest U.S. natural-goods grocer, plans to sweeten store discounts to employees who lose weight and measurably improve their health.

Kindle, Sony Electronic Readers May Get Biggest Payoff From Textbook Sales As Sony Corp.’s e-book devices vie with the Kindle to win over readers, the real showdown may come later: when a shift to electronic textbooks at schools threatens to eclipse the current market for the products.

Sands China IPO Seeking $3.4 Billion at Highest Casino Valuation Worldwide Sands China Ltd., the Macau casino unit controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, is set to raise as much as HK$26 billion ($3.4 billion) in Hong Kong’s biggest initial public offering this year at a higher valuation than investors pay for any casino resort in the world.