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A database of consumer product information and recalls sounds like a great idea -- but the feature that allows people to submit comments about unsafe products could be a nightmare for consumer products manufacturers.
11 Smart Places to Invest Your Money Now
12:00PM 2/17/2011
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As the economic recovery takes hold and the investing landscape shifts again, it's important to adjust your investment strategy to take advantage of the new opportunities. Here are 11 areas experts think you should consider putting your money into right now.
Procter & Gamble Earnings Drop, Missing Estimates
7:20AM 8/03/2010
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While P&G's net sales grew, earning per share dropped 9% to 71 cents per share from 80 cents in the fourth quarter last year, missing estimates of 73 cents per share.
Kraft Foods will soon become a $50 billion powerhouse when it completes its merger with Britian's Cadbury. And on Tuesday morning, when Kraft releases its latest earnings, the focus will be almost entirely on how CEO Irene Rosenfeld will manage the combined company.
Then vs. now: How prices have changed since 1999
6:00AM 12/29/2009
Remember the giddy year of 1999, when many of us were convinced we were entering the new millennium and everyone was panicking about the Y2K bug?
During the subsequent decade, the stock market made us rich as kings, then poor as church mice. We've taken a look back to see how the years have...
Janitors seek ban on toxic cleaners used by supermarkets
2:00PM 11/06/2009
Venture into a supermarket late at night and you're likely to see an employee running a machine used to clean, strip and wax floors. Wander into your local deli and you'll see workers pouring disinfectant over the day's feast.
But ask these workers how they feel and many will confess to cases of...
A rising Tide: Procter & Gamble could put a shine on your portfolio
4:50PM 10/26/2009
Procter & Gamble (PG) is probably the strongest consumer-staples stalwart on a U.S. exchange. Long considered one of the best-managed companies in the country (making everything from Tide detergent to Crest toothpaste to Pampers diapers), this component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
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