Category Archives: Change

Big Snickers, Twix bars are going to disappear

By doris | Published: February 16, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.com Mars Inc, the maker of Snickers and Twix candy bars, will stop selling chocolate products with more than 250 calories in them by the end of next year, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The company, which also makes M&Ms and Skittles candies and Juicy Fruit chewing gum, said the goal is [...]

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Can I give my 401(k) firm the boot?

By doris | Published: January 26, 2012

Full Story at moneu.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — My 401(k) is managed by a brokerage firm that was busted by the SEC for fraudulent practices (although those practices weren’t related to my 401(k) plan). Still, I don’t want to invest my money with, or pay fees to, to a firm I consider unethical. For now, [...]

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USPS wants to limit next-day guarantee

By doris | Published: December 3, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — The U.S. Postal Service on Monday will announce a cost-savings proposal that would no longer guarantee next-day delivery of first-class mail. The financially troubled agency will present to its overseers a proposal to change its national standard for first-class mail to two-to-five days from one-to-three, according to interviews [...]

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