(Reuters) - U.S. agricultural processor Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM.N) reported higher third quarter earnings on Tuesday on strong results from its corn and oilseed processing segments. But volatile commodities prices, instability in the Middle East and Africa, and challenges resulting from a severe earthquake and tsunami in Japan weighed on the company's agricultural services business. Its shares were down 2.8 percent in premarket trading.

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(Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday after President Barack Obama announced that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been killed in a firefight with U.S. forces and as a spate of proposed deals cheered investors. Crude oil fell 0.4 percent while Brent crude was off 0.6 percent but regained most of earlier losses, reflecting a perception that an easing of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and elsewhere after bin Laden's death was only temporary.

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(Reuters) - The pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector slowed in April for a second straight month but input prices were at their highest in nearly three years, according to an industry report released on Monday. The Institute for Supply Management said its index of national factory activity fell to 60.4 in April from 61.2 the month before. The figure topped economists' forecasts for a reading of 60. The index for prices paid rose to 85.5 from 85, the highest since July 2008. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector.

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(Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd struck a deal to acquire U.S. specialty drugmaker Cephalon Inc (CEPH.O) for nearly $7 billion, topping an unsolicited bid by Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc and boosting its brand-name drug business. Teva's (TEVA.TA) (TEVA.O) $81.50-a-share deal is a nearly 12 percent premium over Valeant's (VRX.TO) $73-a-share offer, which Valeant made public on March 29.

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(Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC reported its first quarterly net profit since the company emerged from a U.S.-funded bankruptcy nearly two years ago and came under the management control of Italian automaker Fiat SpA (FIA.MI). Chrysler also gave further details on its refinancing of $7.5 billion of loans owed to the United States and Canada stemming from its 2009 bailout. Its first-quarter net income came to $116 million, compared with a net loss of $197 million a year earlier.

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(Reuters) - Dish Network and EchoStar Corp will pay TiVo Inc $500 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit involving TiVo's video recording technology, putting an end to a long and costly legal battle. TiVo's shares rose 7 percent and Dish shares soared 17 percent in early trading on Monday following the announcement. Dish and EchoStar, both controlled by Charlie Ergen, will make an initial payment of $300 million to TiVo, with the remaining $200 million to be paid in six equal annual installments between 2012 and 2017, the companies said.

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(Reuters) - Danish food ingredients firm Danisco (DCO.CO) urged shareholders on Monday to accept DuPont's (DD.N) raised $6.64 billion bid, and fund managers welcomed the "decent offer" saying it was likely to succeed. DuPont raised its cash offer late on Friday by 5 percent to 700 Danish crowns ($139) per share from 665 crowns, in an eleventh-hour attempt to win over shareholders who snubbed the original deal recommended by the Danisco board in January.

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(Reuters) - Wall Street banks and major market players will deliver a mixed message to U.S. regulators at a meeting this week: hurry up and tell us what you are going to do, but give us more time to respond before you do it. U.S. futures and securities regulators, having issued draft versions of most of the major rules required to overhaul the vast over-the-counter derivatives market, are holding a roundtable on Monday and Tuesday to hear from industry on how they should schedule the rollout of their reforms.

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(Reuters) - Warren Buffett believes his reputation is intact, the U.S. economy needs more jobs and that Donald Trump is not going to be the next president. He offered those and dozens of other opinions in a wide-ranging news conference on Sunday that capped off the annual meeting weekend for Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N)(BRKb.N), his ice-cream-to-insurance conglomerate.

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(Reuters) - Federal regulators are investigating 865,000 General Motors Co (GM.N) sport utility vehicles for potential faulty fuel gauges that could mistakenly tell drivers their vehicles have more gas than they do. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its website it opened a preliminary investigation covering Chevrolet Trailblazers, GMC Envoys, Buick Rainiers and Saab 9-7s from model years 2005-2007 after receiving 668 complaints alleging inaccurate fuel gauge readings.

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