U.S. workers' productivity rose in the fourth quarter at a slower rate than previously estimated, the Labor Department reported. Productivity increased at a 1.8% annual rate from October to December, down from a previously estimated 3.2%, ...
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The stock market debut of Coupons.com brought out bargain-seekers on Friday, shooting the online discount firm up a stunning 87 percent. The digital coupon firm, which raised $168 million in its public offering, had doubled at one point ...
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U.S. productivity grew at an even slower annual rate than previously thought in the final three months of last year. Economists are hoping productivity growth will revive in 2014, reflecting a stronger economy. The Labor Department says ...
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Bulletproof were awarded the project by the brand's owner Heineken in April 2013 based on the strength of their existing relationship with the Strongbow UK brand team. Bulletproof were tasked with creating a modern, yet masculine design ...
The organisation, representing the aluminium packaging producers, reprocessors, foil converters, can makers, fillers and brand owners in the UK, is confident of reaching a 46% aluminium packaging recycling target. However, despite ...
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Smartphones rank among the top technology products owned and/or used, and both smartphones and tablets rank among the top five devices used to connect to the Internet across all the countries surveyed in the Consumer Electronics ...
When a piece of gift-wrapping tape sticks to itself, it's frustrating, but when small parts in a microgear or micromotor stick together, an electronic device may not work well, if at all. Researchers now report in the journal ACS Applied ...
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Many people are wondering why 8.7 million pounds of meat processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,CA,were recalled and the slaughterhouse subsequently closed. Could it be an inspector shortage?An inspector-veterinarian ...
The front-month Brent-WTI spread settled at a fresh five-month low of $6.48/barrel Friday, as steady drawdowns in crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub have lent upside support to WTI, while Brent remains subdued. NYMEX ...
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The OEKO-TEX Standard 100 is a global, third party certification for textiles and apparel that ensures these products are tested for more than 300 substances used in textile production that are considered to be dangerous to human health. ...
The California Department of Public Health is warning people not to eat cactus imported from Mexico that were sold at specific retail and wholesale locations around the state. The cactus has been found to contain unapproved pesticides. A ...
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The range was developed in collaboration with Marks and Spencer, and will be sold exclusively in M&S stores and online. Featuring 13 products, the range is aimed at women with colour-treated hair and includes both shampoo and conditioner, ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published eight warning letters last week that were issued to food manufacturers and processors mainly in February. Reyskens Dairy in Custer, OH, and Ed Vander Woude Dairy in San Jacinto, CA, received ...
NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today reported record financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013, that include revenue slightly above its ...
On Feb. 10, 2014,Listeria monocytogenes,a bacterium that can cause human illness,was isolated from a sample of Cuajada en Terron (Fresh Cheese Curd) collected by representatives from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...