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Global War On Smoking Fired Up By U.S. Proposal To Cut Nicotine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to strip cigarettes of their addictive properties has opened a new front in the international campai...

If US Retail is Dying, Why Is Money Pouring Into Malls?

If you are one of those people who thinks America’s retail industry is doing just fine, well, there are three possibilities: You’ve been living...

Markets Are Littered With Angst About US Retail's Tribulations

The latest U.S. jobs report laid bare some of the sobering tribulations faced by American retailers: they’ve shed jobs on an annual basis for the fir...

US Food and Drug Administration Looks To Regulate Nicotine

After the labels and warnings, the restaurant bans and the grisly ad campaigns, the US Food and Drug Administration is exploring a radical approach to help...

Kraft Heinz Co.’s Cost-Cutting Binge Helps It Cope With Grocery Slump

Kraft Heinz Co.’s legendary cost-cutting zeal helped the food giant cope with a punishing grocery industry last quarter. The company’s belt-...

Costco Wholesale Co-Founder Brotman Dies Aged 74

Costco Wholesale Corp. Chairman Jeffrey Brotman, who co-founded the company and helped kick off a movement that spread warehouse-style shopping to much of...

Great Corn Clash Is Coming As U.S., Brazil Farmers Face Off

The world’s biggest corn exporters are preparing for a showdown. Brazilian farmers are in the midst of collecting their biggest corn harvest ever...

Lidl Hits Back At Kroger 'Copycat' Claims

Lidl's US operation is hitting back at claims by rival Kroger that the discounter's Preferred Selection private-label brand too closely resembles the latte...