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Reports: Dow Chemical Ordered To Pay $1.2 Billion In Price-fixing Case

MIDLAND (dpa-AFX) – A federal judge asked Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) to pay $1.2 billion in a price-fixing case of urethane, a chemical used to make foam products Continue reading

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FDA Proposes Higher Risk Level On Tanning Beds

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – A bronzed or tanned skin is many a fashionista’s first choice. People pursue tanning outdoors by relaxing in the sun, or indoors using sunlamp products like tanning beds and… Continue reading

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CBOE outage won’t limit listing of stock-index options: new CEO

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – The Chicago Board Options Exchange outage that blocked access to contracts on two of the U.S. stock market’s most-watched indexes for a half day last week will not threaten the exclusivity of the contracts for CBOE Holdings Inc, its incoming chief executive said Friday. Continue reading

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Statement by Linda Loretz, PhD Chief Toxicologist for the Personal Care Products Council Reaffirming the Safety of Lip Products

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –”A May 2013 report titled, Concentrations and Potential Health Risks of Metals in Lip Products from the University of California at Berkeley analyzed 32 lip … Continue reading

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Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. Announces Nevada State Court’s Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement of Derivative Litigation

JINZHOU, China, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. (“Wonder Auto” or the “Company”), a manufacturer of automotive electrical parts, safety products, suspension p… Continue reading

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P&G’s product push to weigh on profit, shares fall

By Jessica Wohl (Reuters) – Procter & Gamble Co said on Wednesday that profit would fall more than Wall Street anticipated this quarter as it increases spending to promote several new products. The news spooked investors who do not want to wait until 2014 for better sales increases Continue reading

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Apple’s cash plan takes heat off Cook, buys him time

By Poornima Gupta and Ben Berkowitz (Reuters) – Tim Cook wants investors to “think different” about Apple: less as a hyper-growth startup-like company and more as a mature but robust technology corporation with the world's most lucrative dividend. If Wall Street follows Apple's famous advertising slogan of old, it may relieve some of the pressure on Apple's chief executive, quiet investors' grumbling about its recent share price slide, and buy the company time to do what it says it does best: come up with and market new products. … Continue reading

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S&P asks federal judge to dismiss U.S. fraud lawsuit

By Luciana Lopez and Aruna Viswanatha (Reuters) – Standard & Poor's asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss a U.S. Justice Department civil suit against the rating agency, arguing the government's case is based on vague statements that cannot be used to prove fraud. In a $5 billion suit, the U.S Continue reading

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High on Environmentalism, Hemp, Inc. Acquires Scrubnuts, Inc.

LAS VEGAS, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Hemp, Inc. (OTC: HEMP), continuing its strategy of delivering exceptional hemp-derived products to consumers worldwide, acquired Scrubnuts, Inc., a company… Continue reading

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Martha Stewart loses bid to dismiss Macy’s contract claim

Martha Stewart’s company lost a bid on Thursday to dismiss Macy’s Inc’s claim that it violated its contract when it designed certain products for J.C. Penney Co Inc , even if the products do not carry the Martha Stewart brand. New York State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Oing’s ruling may affect whether J.C Continue reading

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