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Truth in Advertising, a nonprofit organization that investigates false and deceptive advertising practices, has taken on the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart.
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday threw the U.S. coal industry at lifeline with a five to four ruling ordering the EPA to take into account the cost of regulations on mercury emissions before adopting...
The U.S. Department of Justice is now said to be set to give a very close review of any of the proposed mergers of the top health insurance players in America.
There is an unusual development in the Staples acquisition of Office Depot -- tied to Sysco, a food sales and distribution company.
ThinkstockMunicipal bond investors have been trying to adequately price in just what might actually happen in the coming Federal Reserve interest rate hike cycle. It turns out that there are now...
We have noted before that the lack of a federal law -- which only Congress can pass -- raises any number of obstacles for companies in the marijuana industry.
Two areas that have been ongoing sore topics for the public are the fees that banks charge for ATMs and from overdrafts.
A report published in the British medical journal "Lancet Psychiatry" suggests that marijuana use among adolescents did not increase in U.S. states where medical marijuana laws were enacted.
By revenue, earnings and market cap, Phillip Morris is bigger than Altria. And since the last major bear market bottom in 2009, its shares have generally outperformed Altria.
How would investors consider investing for or against the new notion that the EPA has issued targets against greenhouse gases that are caused by the airlines and aviation sector?
Huntington Ingalls Industries confirmed late in the week that it received a $3.35 billion contract award for the detail design and construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week exhibited two systems aimed at preventing drunk drivers from operating their cars.
The new EPA report on potential impacts of fracking on drinking water is being received warmly by the oil and gas industry.
If recent data from the Marijuana Business Daily turns out to be accurate, then the legalized marijuana business is likely to hit $10 billion in 2015 alone.
ThinkstockFor the week ended Friday, May 22, the spot price for a pound of cannabis was $1,825 unchanged from the prior week. The futures price for November 2015 was also unchanged at around $1,250 a...