Original Beans, a chocolate company that blends production of premium chocolate with restoration of some of the world's most ecologically threatened regions, has announced a partnership with the non-profit foundation, Wheels4Life. (PRWeb Jun 20, 2009) Read the full story at

The first All Things Organic™ New Product Competition announced the best new organic products of 2009 during an awards ceremony held at the All Things Organic™ Conference & Trade Show in Chicago, IL, at the Lakeside Center at McCormick Place.

Demand for Azoxystrobin Prompts Production Upgrade •Sales for azoxystrobin reached $1 billion last year. •With U.S. patent protection until 2014, azoxystrobin is the foundation of the Syngenta fungicide portfolio.•Improvements at its facility in Omaha, Neb., will allow Syngenta to produce

Five Texas Mayor's and their school districts have filed a formal request with the Federal Highway Administration to reject the environmental study for the Trans Texas Corridor, the superhighway championed by Governor Rick Perry. The corridor is an internationally funded

Catch, an online division of Reed Business Information Australia and publisher of Australian farming and agricultural directory, FatCow (www.fatcow.com.au), today launched an online survey to gauge user opinion of the site's content, layout, and structure. The FatCow 2009 User Experience

With so many investors keeping tabs on the , many have no doubt often noticed an uncanny relationship the greenback is now showing with stocks. In effect, when the dollar rallies, stocks lately have a tendency to fall, and when

Market Wrap-UpRosy economic reports and encouraging comments about the financial system's health from Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner helped reverse three days of losses as stocks staged a mild rally Thursday. In Congressional testimony, Geithner said the government must "fundamentally rethink"

Forget the old Father's Day standby. Your dad already has plenty of ties. And even though what he really wants is probably something along the lines of the (price tag: $78,000), your budget may be a little limited.One gift that

Discover Rings Up Decent ResultsDiscover Financial Services () shares rose over 5% during early trading as the credit-card processor and issuer announced better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results despite grim consumer conditions.The Chicago-area company reported earnings of 43 cents a share for

Market Wrap-UpAn uneventful Friday capped off a lackluster week for stocks as the rally from March lows continued to wane. Tech stocks stayed strong on data that more people are using smartphones. That's good news for chip makers as well

When the stock market takes a prolonged tumble, there's an argument to be made that fund managers with the flexibility to invest across the market capitalization spectrum have an added edge over competitors that are confined to a certain niche.

WE'RE NO. 1."It is unlikely that Toyota would ever be politically insensitive enough to post that sign above its dealerships but, if the company wanted to, it soon could. Following plant closings, production cuts and the prospective sales of brands

1. "Welcome to the crowded skies."If you've flown much lately, you've probably noticed that air travel feels like rush hour on the subway. Indeed, as airlines get more efficient, they're squeezing more people onto fewer planes. But that's had an

In an environment like this, investors expect companies to do whatever they can to resuscitate shrinking profit margins. Layoffs, salary freezes, the free soda in the company cafeteria—nothing is sacred, not even the 401(k) program. Almost 250 companies have stopped

Sure it's a cliché, but it happens to be true: You can't learn everything from books. As important as a degree from a business school can be to the education of a young money manager or advisor, there's nothing quite

You probably already know how an inaccurate credit score can cause you problems — but what about your "identity score"?Though most consumers aren't familiar with this type of rating, it's increasingly being used by everyone from car dealers and banks

News at a GlanceQuadruple Witching: Four investment vehicles expire.Stocks Mixed: Early gains erased as institutionals reshuffle.Make It Plural: Apple starts selling iPhone 3G S.Slower Decent: IMF official sees softer landing.The LowdownA bumpy session brought a five-week rally to an end.Stocks

Today we start reading another classic book--Jeremiah Burrough's The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. This follows some other great classics we've read together: Holiness by J.C. Ryle, Overcoming Sin and Temptation by John Owen, The Seven Sayings of the Savior

This is awful on several different levels. "In the months before their daughter was born in 2007, Deborah and Ariel Levy worried the baby might have Down syndrome. ... A doctor at the Legacy Center for Maternal-Fetal Medicine assured them

If an e-mail popped up in your inbox promising a house for $100, you'd expect to see it sent from a guy in Nigeria asking you to wire him several thousand dollars first. But this depressed housing market dream is