Una Lever vs Bell and Jerrys

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Bell and jerrys had the freedom to do this under a very unusual acquisition agreement that dates back to wen nliva bought the company more than 20 years ago. The israeli government immediately weighed in and threatened serious consequences for unalive lots of unalivas own investors, particularly in the us, were really unhappy about this decision. One big investor who opposed ben and jerry's move is the powerful financier nelson pelts.

US lawmakers are set to pass a $700bn spending bill, activity on European corporate bond markets has slowed to a near standstill and US initial public offerings have ground to a halt. Plus, Ben & Jerry’s is in a legal battle with parent company Unilever over sales in the disputed West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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