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ThinkstockThere are at least two stories about the skyrocketing cost of limes: one is a poor harvest in Mexico, and the other is the mob. The growers and the government want you to believe the first...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.With the launch last week of a gas station/convenience store, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) now offers customers six different store formats to choose from, ranging from the...
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ThinkstockMarch Madness has arrived for you college basketball fans. What is different about March Madness, versus the Daytona 500, the Indy 500, the Super Bowl, and other key sporting events, is...
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Wikimedia CommonsMcDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) is announcing a management change. While most investors focus on CEO or Chairman replacements, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is often the person...
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ConAgra Foods reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Thursday morning. The food processor and packager also announced plant closing and job cuts.
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Sprite.com/6mix-storyThe Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) may have Warren Buffett as a key investor and it may have just been named in a UBS top dividend list, but the company’s growth and its stockholder...
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ThinkstockThe price of milk rose to an all-time high in Chicago on Monday. At $24.32 per hundredweight, the price of milk is up 35% since early December. And the increases are almost entirely due to...
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couresty of Keurig Green MountainKeurig Green Mountain Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced Friday morning that it has “updated” its agreement with Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX), eliminating...
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ZoesKitchen.comZoe’s Kitchen is coming public. The casual dining restaurant chain has filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct an initial public offering. Filing...
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Ask yourself one question: How much should a banana empire be worth? It is a very legitimate question, and the answer is simply "less than you might think." News broke on Monday that Chiquita Brands...
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Safeway's agreement to sell out to Cerberus Capital Management for as much as $40 a share says something about Kroger, the archrival of both Safeway and Cerberus's supermarket business Albertson's.
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After sliding as much as 1% on Monday, equity futures are pointing to a comeback on Tuesday following the news that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops in western Russia to return...
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ThinkstockOil and gold were not the only commodities to trade at higher prices Monday. Agricultural commodities, too, are getting even bigger boosts from the troubles in Ukraine. During the Soviet...
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ThinkstockIt’s been known for a long time that livestock, primarily cows, pigs and sheep, emit a lot of pollutants into the atmosphere. Just last week, a build-up of methane in a barn in Germany...
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on February farm prices Friday afternoon. The all-products price index rose by 7 points month-over-month (7.1%) to...
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