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Wall Street is likely to face another volatile week
In a typical recession, stocks start recovering about six months before the economy does. The crisis we're in right now, however, is anything but typical: Lending is frozen, hedge-fund selling is happening on a massive scale, and economic troubles have...Tags: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Genworth Financial Inc, Economy, Economic Indicator, Financial Markets
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P&G sues Kraft again over coffee containers
CINCINNATI The Procter & Gamble Co. has again sued Kraft Foods Inc. over coffee containers. The consumer products maker says Kraft's Maxwell House Coffee has copied a Folgers container. P&G filed the patent lawsuit yesterday in federal court. It follows...Tags: Trials
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Kraft plans to cut hundreds of jobs
Chicago Tribune reporterKraft Foods Inc. is slated Monday to announce layoffs in its North American operations, a cost-cutting move that could result in the loss of several hundred jobs. The cuts are expected to cover less than one percent of Northfield-based Kraft's North... -
Price-fixing investigation expands to tomatoes, eggs
A federal investigation into possible food price-fixing has been expanded to include two major industries, tomato processing and egg products. The Justice Department confirmed that prosecutors are conducting separate inquiries into whether the tomato and...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Antitrust Issues, Prices
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Jobless claims drop from seven-year high
From the Associated PressNew applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week from a seven-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday, although claims remain at elevated levels that indicate recession. And new job cuts announced after the report was released...Tags: Minnesota, North Carolina, Lake Forest, Micron Technology Incorporated, Unemployment
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Cadbury recall
Cadbury ordered a recall of its Chinese-made products Monday, saying tests doubted their safety. Two U.S. food makers were meanwhile investigating Indonesian claims that high traces of the industrial chemical melamine had been found in Chinese-made...Tags: Product Recalls
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Tainted milk drives Cadbury recall
The Washington PostBEIJING — China's tainted milk scandal, which has led to bans or recalls in 16 countries and raised fresh concerns about the made-in-China label, spread Monday to big-name Western brands as British candymaker Cadbury announced a recall of its...Tags: Northfield, Product Recalls, Livestock Farming
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P & G again sues Kraft over coffee containers
Chicago Tribune reporterA new skirmish in a coffee-container patent war broke out Tuesday when Procter & Gamble Co., maker of Folgers, filed another lawsuit against Northfield-based Kraft Foods Inc., owner of the Maxwell House brand. Procter & Gamble claims that a new 4-pound...Tags: Procter & Gamble Company, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Starbucks Corporation, Trials
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U.S. expands probe into alleged price-fixing to include tomato, egg products
Associated PressA federal investigation into possible food price-fixing has been expanded to include two major industries: tomato processing and egg products. The Justice Department confirmed yesterday that prosecutors were conducting separate inquiries into whether the...Tags: Minnesota, Justice System, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Sacramento, Food Industry
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Kraft gives Illinois big presence in Dow
Chicago Tribune reporterFor all the hand-wringing about corporate headquarters leaving Chicago, the ascension Thursday of Kraft Foods Inc. to the Dow Jones industrial average appears to mark the first time Illinois has been home base to four companies in the famous stock gauge....Tags: Stock Market, Financial Markets, Oak Brook, American International Group, Food Industry
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Food groups build stronger ad campaigns
Associated PressMILWAUKEE—Foodmakers may be worried about higher costs for key ingredients, pushing through price increases and still maintaining a profit. But for big names like Sara Lee, Kraft and others, these slim times don't mean doing away with their...Tags: Government, Downers Grove, Walt Disney Co., Marketing, Advertising
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Lunchbox Economics: Budget-Minded Parents Struggle As Food Prices Rise
The Associated PressNow that children are back in school, their worries may include homework, teachers and that pesky bully. But parents? They're leery about lunches. With food prices rising and packages shrinking, parents are wondering how to stretch food budgets. Children...Tags: Nintendo Company Ltd., Butter, Hormel Foods Corporation, Market and Exchange, Wii
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