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Rewards and risks: US companies rely on volatile emerging markets for growth lacking at home
AP Business WriterCINCINNATI (AP) _ With Russian troops pushing into Georgia, Keith Harrison was working his e-mail back in Cincinnati. The first thing he wanted to know: Were Procter & Gamble Co. employees accounted for? Yes, was the answer. Then, did they and their...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Procter & Gamble Company, Starbucks Corporation, Baby Products, General Motors Corp.
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Attorneys general from 3 states ask baby product manufacturers to avoid using chemical BPA
Associated Press WriterHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Attorneys general from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware sent letters Friday to 11 companies that make baby bottles and baby formula containers, asking they no longer use the chemical bisphenol A in their manufacturing because...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Clubs and Associations, Richard Blumenthal, European Union, Diabetes
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Suffolk exec. likes ex-Islip town rep. for consumer job
Spin CycleSuffolk???s Democratic County Executive Steve Levy wants to install former Republican Islip town board member Pamela Greene as the county???s new $107,000 a year consumer affairs director, according to several political sources. Levy aides are circulating...Tags: Steve Levy, Islip
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Nerf toy may pinch skin when fired
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 330,000 Nerf N-Strike Recon Blasters, manufactured in China by Hasbro Inc., because the plunger can pull the user's skin when the blaster is fired. The company and the Consumer Product Safety...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Toys, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Product Recalls, Consumer Confidence
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After The Crunch
Associated PressAn inflatable gorilla beckoned from the roof of Don Brown Chevrolet in St. Louis, servers doled out free bowls of pasta, and a salesman urged potential customers to "come on up under the canopy and put your hands on" a new set of wheels. But sitting...Tags: Credit and Debt, Homes, Federal Reserve
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States Ask Baby Product Companies To Avoid BPA
Associated Press WriterConnecticut's attorney general on Monday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was "asleep at the switch" by failing to take action against companies that use the chemical bisphenol A in making baby bottles and baby formula containers. Attorney...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Richard Blumenthal, European Union, Larry Smith, Occupations
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Cubans' fear of hunger eases as food is rationed
The Associated PressCuba is limiting the amount of basic fruits and vegetables people can buy at farmers' markets, irritating some customers but ensuring there's enough -- barely -- to go around. The lines are long and some foods are scarce, but because the government has...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters
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As easy credit dries up, a nation reliant on debt navigates a new financial landscape
AP National WriterAn inflatable gorilla beckoned from the roof of Don Brown Chevrolet in St. Louis, servers doled out free bowls of pasta and a salesman urged potential customers to "come on up under the canopy and put your hands on" a new set of wheels. But sitting...Tags: Loans, Money and Monetary Policy, Lambertville, Mortgages, Homes
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LI WEEK AHEAD
Third-quarter earnings season heats up, with a report from an industrial company today and several financial services companies mid-week. Investors also get updates on inflation at the producer and consumer levels. Stock markets are open as usual today...Tags: Fastenal Company, Economy, Bonds, Wachovia Corp., Bank of New York Company
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Bottled water versus tap: Which is safer to drink?
Special to The TimesThose ubiquitous plastic water bottles have been increasingly vilified in recent years. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Barbara, among others, have banned them from purchase with city funds. A few trendsetting restaurants, and even some markets and...Tags: Environmental Politics, Regional Authority, Petroleum Industry, Water Supply, Consumer Confidence
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Mars attacks in Hershey land
AP Business Writer| This stretch of rolling dairy country has long been Milton Hershey's turf, where he first found success making chocolate more than a century ago and earned a name synonymous with chocolate in America. But M&M-making rival Mars has crept up on Hershey's...Tags: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Plant Openings, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Stacking up the savings
With the economy in turmoil, consumers can't count on much these days. Getting loans for cars, houses or anything else is no sure bet. Credit card companies are clamping down on credit limits. The stock market is taking investors on the bumpiest of...Tags: Emergency Planning, Stock Market, Consumer Electronics Industry, Homes, Stock Broking
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