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• Limit on cold remedies for kids was FDA's idea
The maneuvering is an example of how government health officials and the industries they regulate seek to come to an accommodation behind the scenes on tricky issues. In this case, there is scant evidence that the widely used over-the-counter ...
• Buffett boosts wealth to top Gates on Forbes list
... was at No. 8 with a fortune estimated at $20 billion from his news and financial data empire, while brothers Charles and David Koch rounded out the top 10 with fortunes of $19 billion each from their manufacturing and energy company Koch Industries. ...
• Will cheap gas bring return of gas-guzzling?
... in July for a 1978 Mercedes fueled with waste vegetable oil. She pays $1 a gallon. "I would spend $75 to $100 to fill up my tank per week with the BMW," Kareen said. "Now I spend maybe $20 a week." There have been broad changes across entire industries ...
• The stunning collapse of Iceland
The banks, in large part, were simply following the international ambitions of a new generation of Icelandic entrepreneurs who forged global empires in industries from retailing to food production to pharmaceuticals. By the end of 2006, the total ...
• 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 ...