Business

• Thorntons year profit falls, outlook tough September 8, 2010
  LONDON (Reuters) - Chocolate maker and seller Thorntons posted a 2.4 percent fall in year profit as own store sales fell and said it expected market conditions to remain tough. […]
• Foster's knocks back $2.5 billion offer for wine September 8, 2010
  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Foster's Group Ltd , Australia's largest brewer, knocked back a private equity offer worth up to $2.5 billion (1.6 billion pounds) for its wine business as too cheap, but the approach could spark offers for the entire group. […]