A fireworks manufacturer seeking the return of more than $500,000 in fireworks deemed illegal in Connecticut, and seized by state police, lost its appeal of the state's action in Superior Court in Hartford Thursday.
The expiration of patents on top moneymaking drugs is expected to reduce the top drug companies' profits to a 40 year low of $67 billion between 2007 and 2012, or by half of those companies' combined 2007 sales in the US.
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<p>Lee said he called the state Department of Consumer Protection and was brushed off. He said he was told that gasoline meters are accurate (a line well known by utility customers)</p>
<p>Starbucks Corp said on Tuesday it plans to close 600 underperforming stores and eliminate as many as 12,000 full- and part-time positions, lifting shares nearly 6 percent</p>
<p>Wal-Mart spends millions on PR campaigns and re-branding efforts to fix its public image - money that could be spent on better wages and health care for its employees, stronger product safety standards or more environmentally friendly practices.</p>
<p>Soaring commodity and fuel prices are driving up costs for manufacturers; faced with a choice between raising prices (which consumers would surely notice) or quietly putting fewer ounces in the bag, carton or cup (which they generally don't) </p>
<p>Grim story about the predicted loss of US jobs through 2009. Described as a "slow-motion recession," our financial picture seems dark. Read what economists are saying about the US economy: "...tepid economic growth and a shrinking labor market..."</p>
Volkswagen will launch its first electric car based on the "Up!" minicar concept in 2010, the company's CEO Martin Winterkorn announced recently. Speaking at a function in Lisbon, Winterkorn said the company was planning a series of
