(NEW YORK)Makers of consumer and personal care products are cutting costs as growth slows and input prices rise, Deutsche Bank analyst Bill Schmitz wrote in a note to investors Friday.READ MORE
(CHICAGO)An analyst said Friday that there's so much demand for Newell Rubbermaid Inc.'s Calphalon line of kitchenware, that the consumer product maker is suspending its employee discounts ...READ MORE
(SANDY SPRINGS, Ga.)Newell Rubbermaid Inc. plans to add up to 400 jobs to its operations in Georgia by next year. Chief Executive Mark Ketchum and Gov. Sonny Perdue announced the plan at a ribbon cutt...READ MORE
(ATLANTA)Consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid Inc. said Friday it has completed a $400 million unsecured three-year term loan facility. The loan was with the Bank of America, as admini...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)A JPMorgan analyst downgraded shares of Tupperware Corp. to "Neutral" from "Overweight" Wednesday, saying that the company faces greater risk from weakness in overseas markets and ...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Conventional wisdom had long held that some industries would collapse if oil topped $100 a barrel. As oil neared $150, sending costs higher for everything from jet fuel to plastic ...READ MORE
(DEWITT, Neb.)Gary Oden knew for weeks that the plant in this village where he has spent the last 19 years helping build Vise-Grip pliers, one of Nebraska's most famous products, would be shutti...READ MORE