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• 11 baby product companies asked to avoid BPA
The Food & Drug Administration has tentatively concluded that BPA is safe based on a review of research, and some manufacturers have already said they would make BPA-free baby bottles. But Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal criticized the ...
• Precarious Peso Pounds Cemex
At the same time, shares of U.S.-based cement and building materials manufacturers Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI), Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP), and Vulcan Materials (NYSE: VMC) have experienced October slides of 32%, 28%, and 21%, respectively. So, what ...
• Is this officially a crash?
The economy expands and shrinks in cycles, with times of growth followed by times of contraction. In an expansion, the economy grows. Manufacturers build new factories, retailers open more stores and, most of the time, companies hire additional workers
• States warned about impending mortgage crisis
The federal judiciary has bolstered preemption in the name of uniform national rules, not just for banks but also for manufacturers of drugs and consumer products. And state oversight alone is no panacea, as the chaotic state-regulated insurance ...
• Safe toys to cost more — but not this Christmas
Critics say real safeguards were sacrificed to keep prices low. Analysts said the price increases are unlikely to hit until at least January because manufacturers and sellers already ordered the toys for Christmas. That’s no consolation for parents ...