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3-Ply Tissue Paper Coming

3 ply Quilted Northern Quilted Northern launches a 3-ply tissue paper, claiming that it "delivers a luxurious, spa-like experience to consumers during every trip to the bathroom." read more »

United Stock Plunge: How It Happened

United A six-year-old Chicago Tribune story about United Airlines entering bankruptcy caused a massive sell off of the company's stock, resulting in the stock losing 75% of its value before trading was halted. Here's what happened. read more »

Old Report Causes United Stocks To Drop

United Airlines A six-year-old Chicago Tribune report about United Airlines entering bankruptcy resurfaced on the Bloomberg News wire early Monday morning, causing the company's stock to drop to $1.38, before trading was suspending at 11:08 AM, from Friday's close of $12.30. read more »

Coca-Cola To Strengthen China Foothold, Offers $2.4 Billion For Chinese Juice Company

Coca-cola The juice market in China is expected to see double digit growth this year and Coca-Cola, the world largest soft drinks maker, is hoping to ride that wave by offering $2.4 billion to buy the country's market leader, Huiyuan Juice Group, according to Bloomberg. read more »

Candies Getting A Price Increase

M&Ms M&Ms and other sweets are going to be a lot more costly. Mars Inc., the maker of Snickers, Skittles, and other snack foods, said it is raising prices on some of its products due to the higher cost of doing business. read more »

Bank Of America Mistakenly Gives Exploding Dye Pack To Customer

Bank of America logo When Laila Cheikh went to Bank of America to get money for her cab company's payroll, the bank clerk mistakenly placed a dye pack in the bag along with the cash. That dye pack exploded and ruined the money, not to mention her car as well. read more »

New Grapes Fetched Top Dollars At Auction

Ruby Roman grapes A Japanese hotel manager paid top dollars for a bunch of grapes at a fruit auction. How much? read more »

Limited Edition Cars That Weren't; Buyers Send In Lawyers

Roush Stage 3 BlackJack When buyers of the limited edition 2007 Roush Stage 3 BlackJack, a modified Ford Mustang, bought the cars, they thought they were getting some special, thinking only 100 of those had been produced. Turns out the limited edition isn't so limited after all. read more »

JetBlue Charges For Pillow And Blanket

JetBlue If a passenger wants a pillow and blanket on JetBlue flights, they'll have to pay up. read more »

Queen Victoria's Underwear Sold For Nearly $9k At Auction

Queen Victoria's underwear A pair of underwear belonging to Queen Victoria is sold for £4,500 or about $8915.85 at an auction in Derby, England. read more »

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