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Travelling to Florida

Travelling to Florida

Florida can be a great place to get away for the weekend, a week or even for a whole month. This is especially true if you live in an area that is known for cold weather as Florida enjoys a very warm climate all year round and has a whole lot of sunshine. Finding a [...]

Proctor & Gamble Announces Innovative New Laundry Product (NYSE: PG)

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Proctor & Gamble plans to spend an estimated $150 million on an extensive marketing campaign to persuade consumers to try a new type of laundry product.  The new laundry product is sold in single-use tablets, called pods, that combine liquid detergent, stain remover, and brightener.  The pods are being introduced under the Tide brand banner. [...]

Kellogg Company Agrees To Buy Pringles For Nearly $2.7 Billion (NYSE:K)

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The Kellogg Company announced that it would buy Pringles for about $2.7 billion in cash.  The deal is expected to close by the end of June.  Pringles has annual sales of about $1.5 billion. Kellogg’s chief executive, John A. Bryant, said in a conference call with analysts that Pringles is in 140 countries and offers [...]

Nestle Posts Solid Profit Increase For Fourth Quarter (PINK: NSRGF)

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Nestle SA posted a solid increase in profits in 2011 as sales rose strongly.  The company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, managed to brush aside the impact of a soaring domestic currency to reach a net profit of 9.5 billion Swiss francs ($10.35 billion) for 2011, an 8% increase.  Much of the profit increase was attributed [...]

Appeals Court Says California’s Gay Marriage Ban is Unconstitutional

Appeals Court Says California’s Gay Marriage Ban is Unconstitutional

A Federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that California’s voter-driven gay marriage ban was unconstitutional, in a contentious case which could lead to a significant Supreme Court case.

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