When Daniel Morris, an employee at the Oregon Department of Health, first saw the numbers, he was sure that something was wrong.Looking at tobacco production figures for April 2009, he noticed that p

Insider trading is back, big time. On Friday, federal prosecutors and the SEC charged Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of New York hedge fund the Galleon Group, with insider trading in the stocks of sever

As blogs and the promptly posted YouTube (GOOG) videos have already told you, there was a small slip-up on the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live. During her first episode as a featured playe

The sun never sets on the company that added “Miller time” to its worldwide beer lineup. That’s not deft marketing from Milwaukee, but the inexorable force of globalization. Mi

Two factors combined to create the Golden Age of Advertising: The post-World War II boom and TV’s invasion of the nation’s living rooms. Both now seem as distant as the Peloponnesian War

While the current strain of swine flu is relatively benign, we're also in the dog days of summer where nuisances like allergies and sunburn take precedence. A good percentage of mild swine flu cases

stock has steadily risen for nearly 40 years. For a company that doesn't produce tobacco or radioactive waste -- not including the McRib -- McDonald's has arguably seen more negative press stemm

In 1976, Life Savers introduced what would quickly become the country’s most-popular chewing gum, Bubble Yum -- selling 300 million packs in just its first 15 months on the market. About a year

In the latter part of June, President Obama inked a bill strictly regulating the marketing of tobacco products. But is that the industry’s death knell? I doubt it. In fact, I still think tobacc

Fireworks and beer -- what a combination! I had a great weekend with the family and I hope you all did as well. Asian stocks took a bit of a hit. The Hang Seng was off 1.23% and the Nikkei was down 1