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U.S. stocks are set to open higher Friday morning, reversing a two-day losing streak after Thursday stocks fell on an unexpected drop in sales of existing homes. More housing data is due out this morning, as well as durable goods orders data. Meanwhile, the G-20 meeting is set to discuss President...

The male ego is a delicate thing. And when that ego finds its way into the upper ranks of a large company, it is uniquely vulnerable to the right sales pitch. As Fortune reports, last October one Dina Wein Reis (pictured), whose New York townhouse the FBI emptied of its millions in expensive...

Who would have thought that young men would finally buy into the idea that smelling good and engaging in proper grooming could attract the opposite sex? The Axe brand of grooming products -- body spray, deodorant sticks, roll-ons, antiperspirants, aftershaves, shower gels, shampoo -- has...

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB), maker of Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers, today announced plans to cut 1,600 jobs, about 3 percent of its workforce. The company is looking to pare costs as consumers, concerned about the economy, abandon pricey branded consumer goods in favor of cheaper private...

Michael Pollan may not be proud of this, but savvy food retailers are co-opting his famous Pollanism -- "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants" -- and foodies concerned more about nutritional value and food miles than brand loyalty don't know whether to laugh, cry, or nosh. The latest Pollan fan...