Food labels multiply, some confuse consumers The Oklahoman | By GOSIA WOZNIACKA | email | FRESNO, Calif. — Want to avoid pesticides and antibiotics in your produce, meat, and dairy foods? Prefer to pay more to make sure farm animals were treated humanely, farmworkers got their lunch breaks, bees or birds were protected by the farmer and that ranche...
20m Indian students pledge never to consume tobacco Gulf News | Patna: About 20 million school students in Bihar on Wednesday took a pledge that they would never consume tobacco or related products, and would encourage their family and friends to do the same, an official said. | “Over 20 million students of around 220,000 government and private schools v...
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Dell profits slump as consumers shift to mobile devices Deutsche Welle Once the biggest PC-maker, the US company Dell has seen its profits nearly halve in the last quarter and lost market share to Asian competitors. But the biggest squeeze comes from rival technologies. | Between July and September, Dell's net profit fe...
Gold May Pass $2,000, But Consumers Warned Against Scams ABC News | As more business leaders express concern over the possibility of a year-end fiscal cliff, safe haven investments like gold appear more enticing. But experts also warn against jumping into the gold rush. | Raymond Key, head of metals trading at Deut...
Grimmer feathers Nest around mom consumers The Business Review San Francisco Business Times by Julia Love | Date: Friday, November 16, 2012, 3:00am PST | Photo: Spencer Brown | Neil Grimmer | As a conceptual art student, created what he considered his greatest design: a wireless hug. He designed a pair of electr...
Consumer Council Demands Pay-As-You-Use Subscription for DSTV Customers All Africa [Daily Trust]As part of efforts at assuaging aggrieved consumers of Digital Satellite Television (DSTV), the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has advised Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of the cable television firm to adopt the Pay-As-You-Go sub...
Food labels multiply, some confuse consumers Knox News | Photo by Gosia Wozniacka | photos by The Associated Press Herdsman Billy Freeman stands at the preserve run by the Sierra Foothill Conservancy near Prather, Calif., on Nov. 5. The conservancy's beef operation is certified Animal Welfare Approve...
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Samsung's Galaxy S3 beats Apple's iPhone in 3Q sales BBC News South Korean electronics firm Samsung's Galaxy S3 has outsold Apple's iPhone 4S for the first time, becoming the world's best-selling smartphone, says research firm ...
Huawei India eyes $350 mn revenue from consumer products in 2012 The Times Of India MUMBAI: Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei's consumer products division is targeting a 20 per cent jump in revenue from India to USD 350 million in 2012. | This will involve a ...
Defying predictions, consumer price index falls 0.2% Ha'aretz | The consumer price index for October fell 0.2%, following a pattern of several months but confounding analysts' expectations. The figures, released yesterday by the Central Bureau of Statistics, surprised economists who predicted the CPI would be f...
Consumers Eager to Get a Jump Start on Holiday Shopping The Examiner Related topics | Black Friday | Advertisement | Already eyeing hot toys, fashions and exclusive products, consumers are beginning to make a dent in their holiday shopping lists. According to the National Retail Federation’s holiday consumer spendin...
ITW Consumer in Riviera Beach to lay off 73 employees Palm Beach Post | Manufacturer ITW Consumer said it will lay off 73 employees at its facility on Blue Heron Boulevard by the end of February. | ITW Consumer, a division of Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW), makes epoxies under the Devcon and VersaChem brands, accordin...
