Publisher scraps Paula Deen's top-selling cookbook before release
LOS ANGELES, June 28 (Reuters) - An upcoming book of recipes by disgraced celebrity chef Paula Deen that shot to the top of online bookseller Amazon's best-sellers list has been canceled, the publisher...
View ArticleBallantine cancels publication of Paula Deen cookbook due in stores in October
Paula Deen's upcoming cookbook, currently the No. 1 seller on Amazon.com, has been dropped by its publisher. In a brief statement Friday, Ballantine Books announced it had cancelled publication of...
View ArticlePublisher scraps Paula Deen’s top-selling cookbook before release
LOS ANGELES - An upcoming book of recipes by disgraced celebrity chef Paula Deen that shot to the top of online bookseller Amazon’s best-sellers list has been canceled, the publisher said on Friday,...
View ArticleMore Paula Deen fallout: Sears, KMart, Walgreens, jcp
Paula Deen's business empire continues to unravel in the wake of her n-word scandal and teary Today show interview. The latest companies added to the list of those distancing themselves from the celeb...
View ArticleRising home values, stock price gains keeps US consumer sentiment near 6-year...
WASHINGTON — A measure of U.S. consumer confidence remained near a six-year high in June as higher home and stock prices boosted household wealth. The University of Michigan says its index of consumer...
View ArticleShares of restaurant chain Noodles & Co. soar in trading debut after IPO...
NEW YORK — Shares of Noodles & Co. are soaring in their first day of trading on the Nasdaq. The casual restaurant chain raised $96.5 million in its initial public offering of stock. Shares priced...
View ArticlePaula Deen’s Food Empire Takes a Financial Hit
Add Wal-Mart to the list of advertisers that have dropped celebrity chef Paula Deen after she recently acknowledged using a racial slur in the past, specifically the N-word. Former employee Lisa...
View ArticleNews Summary: Pipeline crossing Greece to transport Caspian Sea gas is...
GASSING UP: A new pipeline to bring gas to Europe from the Caspian Sea will go through Greece and then undersea to Italy. PIPE DREAMS: BP, the main developer of the huge Shah Deniz gas field in the...
View ArticleBusiness events and economic reports scheduled for the coming month
MONDAY, July 1 WASHINGTON — Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for June, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for May, 10 a.m. More business...
View ArticleSears, Penney sever ties with Paula Deen
NEW YORK - (AP) -- Paula Deen's media and merchandising empire is collapsing. Sears, J.C. Penney and Walgreen said Friday that they're cutting ties with Paula Deen, adding to the growing list of...
View ArticleAP National News Calendar for the month of July
Major scheduled events for July 2013. Note that many events, especially court appearances, are subject to change at the last minute. The following economic reports will be issued in WASHINGTON(all...
View ArticleHow the stock market has performed after a stellar first half, and what may...
NEW YORK — The stock market just had its best first half of the year since 1998. Now what? History suggests stock investors will make more money the second half of the year. More business...
View ArticlePuerto Rico legislators rush to approve budget amid economic crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico legislators on Friday rushed to try to approve a budget amid debate on how best to revive the U.S. territory’s economy, which the New York Federal Reserve president...
View ArticleFeds approve horse slaughterhouse in NM; say permits coming for Iowa,...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials have granted a southeastern New Mexico company’s request to open a horse slaughterhouse, adding Friday that they plan to grant similar permits to operations in...
View ArticleStatus of the states on same-sex marriage, and how Supreme Court rulings...
The Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions this week with major consequences for efforts to legalize or bar same-sex marriage. One ruling opened the way for California to become the 13th state to...
View ArticleHouse failure to pass farm bill frustrates dairy farmers struggling to hang...
MILWAUKEE — Dairy farmers expressed frustration this week with Congress’ failure to pass a farm bill, saying the uncertainty made it hard to do business and some could go under without changes to the...
View ArticleJudge: Hobby Lobby won’t have to pay fines for refusing certain birth-control...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Hobby Lobby and a sister company will not be subject to $1.3 million in daily fines beginning Monday for failing to provide access to certain forms of birth control through its...
View ArticleNews Summary: Exodus continues for Paula Deen
FALL OF THE DEEN EMPIRE: Sears, J.C. Penney and Walgreen said Friday that they're cutting ties...
View ArticleFounder of Kan.-based insurance franchising business Brooke Corp. pleads guilty
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The founder of failed Kansas-based insurance franchising business Brooke Corp. has pleaded guilty to providing misleading information in a federal securities filing. Robert D. Orr,...
View ArticleCorbett calls on Delaware River Basin Commission to lift 3-year moratorium on...
Gov. Tom Corbett urged the Delaware River Basin Commission to lift a three-year moratorium on gas drilling, saying it has depressed economic growth in northeastern Pennsylvania and deprived landowners...
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