CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. Monsanto to pay fines in 2014 pesticide case. Monsanto pleaded guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and agreed to pay $10.2 million in criminal fines and other payments for the spraying and for …
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — As we head to Black Friday, thoughts turn to holiday shopping — and toys for children. To help inform caregivers, a consumer group has put out its annual Trouble in Toyland report. It says toys have become much safer — and yet a …
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That beat the median forecast in a Bloomberg survey for a 0.3% decline. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales climbed 0.2%. In volume terms, which
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Stifel Nicolaus’s Scott Devitt turns bullish for the first time citing ‘reasonable’ valuation; SunTrust’s Youssef Squali says stock has ‘bottomed out’. Getty Images. Author photo. By. TomiKilgore. Reporter and editor. Shares of Uber Technologies Inc. gained …
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A tight supply will raise Christmas tree prices above last year’s $78 average, but everyone who wants to should be able to find one. HRAUN/iStock. Author photo. By. NicoleLyn Pesce. Sprucing up your home may be a bit more expensive this Christmas.
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