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    By Jonathan Berr

    | 3:00PM 9/21/2010
    As the FDA considers the first genetically modified animal for human consumption, many in the seafood industry advocate for warning labels. But the biotech industry insists the fish are biologically identical to other Atlantic salmon.

    By Jonathan Berr

    | 11:30AM 8/10/2010
    Prices for some products at a Virgina Walmart Superstore have jumped 6% to 65% in the past few weeks, a JPMorgan Chase study found. Does this mark the end of low, low prices?

    By Sarah Gilbert

    | 6:45PM 8/03/2010
    Whole Foods's third-quarter earnings beat analyst estimates, but same-store sales disappointed investors, sending shares down in aftermarket trades.

    By Sarah Gilbert

    | 11:00AM 1/30/2010
    Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's plan to give employees breaks on health insurance for lower blood pressure and body mass index is ruffling feathers. Has this notorious "right-wing hippie" gone too far?

    By Sarah Gilbert

    | 5:00PM 8/05/2009
    Whole Foods (WMFI) is, much like Starbucks (SBUX), a reflection of the out-sized personality of its CEO. Both companies expanded madly in the early part of the 'oughts, at about the same time the CEOs' waistlines were expanding, and their health was declining. Working all the time, eating Top Pot...

    By Jonathan Berr

    | 9:00AM 8/05/2009
    The following post rounds up the companies making headlines today: Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI) surged 14 percent after the seller of organic and natural groceries reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Morgan Stanley upgraded the grocery chain, which boosted its outlook for the year,...

    By Douglas McIntyre

    | 8:00PM 3/22/2009
    Complex union legislation is up for debate in front of Congress that would give unions a remarkably good deal to set up shop in companies where there is no organized labor. The two main features of the legislations are this: workers could "vote" for unionization via cards, and not full-blown...

    By Bruce Watson

    | 5:00PM 3/06/2009
    In order to resolve an antitrust dispute, Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) announced that it will sell the leases and assets of 31 operating and non-operating Wild Oats stores that it acquired in 2007. In return, the Federal Trade Commission has agreed to drop its opposition to the merger of the...

    By Melly Alazraki

    | 7:30AM 2/10/2009
    Monday was somewhat of a muted day on Wall Street as investors waited to hear the details of Treasury Secretary Geithner's plan for the rest of the TARP money, and as the Senate debated President Obama's economic stimulus plan ahead of the vote Tuesday. Amidst the uncertainty, these are the latest...