Irish bailout

Ireland won approval for a $113 billion emer gency-aid package as Eu ropean finance ministers battled to contain the fis cal crisis. Ireland will re ceive $90 billion from the European Union and International Monetary Fund and provide $23 billion from its own pen sion reserves.

Starbucks

Starbucks has accused Kraft Foods of misman aging sales of its pack aged coffee in grocery stores and wants to end their 12-year partnership due to Kraft’s “material breaches” of their con tract.

Hermes

Hermes International’s controlling family share holders will meet Friday to discuss how the fam ily can keep control over the luxury goods maker, Le Journal du Di manche reported..

SAP appeal

SAP plans to file a post-trial motion in a bid to reduce the $1.3 billion in damages it was or dered to pay to Oracle, Euro am Sonntag re ported. SAP is hoping that the judge will lower the amount the jury awarded to Oracle over copyright infringements.