FDA to ban artery-clogging trans fats
By MARY CLARE JALONICK FILE – In this Jan. 18, 2012, file photo, Alexes Garcia makes cinnamon rolls for student’s lunch in the kitchen at Kepner Middle School in Denver.…
Consumer products and services
Wendy’s adjusted 3Q net income beats Street
FILE – In this Monday, May 6, 2013, file photo, a Wendy’s single with cheese large combo meal is photographed at a Wendy’s restaurant in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. The Wendy’s…
CVS Caremark 3Q profit rises 25 percent
By TOM MURPHY FILE – In this Feb. 7, 2012 file photo, pedestrians walk past a CVS store in Chicago. CVS Caremark Corp. is reporting their earnings on Tuesday, Nov.5,…
Mexico nears junk food tax, sets anti-obesity plan
By MARK STEVENSON Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks during the unveiling of Mexico’s strategy to combat diabetes and obesity in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)…
Colorado voters deciding how to tax pot
John Hickenlooper FILE – In this April 24, 2013, file photo, A 1/4 ounce, left, and one ounce of marijuana are displayed along with a handful of joints at a…
Chrysler, Ford, GM, Nissan post big Oct. gains
By TOM KRISHER FILE – In this Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, file photo, Chevy trucks line the lot of a dealer in Murrysville, Pa. Chrysler says its October U.S. sales…
Lowe, father of IBM personal computer, dies at 72
By TAMMY WEBBER FILE – In this Aug. 4, 1987 file photo, William C. Lowe, a vice president at IBM, poses with two of the company’s newest Personal System/2 computers,…
NYC COUNCIL VOTES TO MAKE TOBACCO-BUYING AGE 21
By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE PEARSON FILE- In this March 18, 2013 file photo, cigarette packs are displayed at a convenience store in New York. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013,…