Household Product News

Household-products giant Procter & Gamble Co., which sells Crest and Pampers, changed leaders Thursday, but it was unclear whether that would affect a joint venture with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Student loan company Nelnet says it will seek to fill more than 300 jobs in Lincoln over the next three months.

Paced by its Pottery Barn and West Elm formats, retailer Williams-Sonoma said first-quarter profits surged more than 28%. Revenues for the quarter ended May 5 grew 8.6% in what the company said was the best first quarter in its history.

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Jefferies Group in a note issued to investors on Friday, Stock Ratings Network reports.

Kirkland and Seattle police seized some electronics from a Kirkland home Tuesday morning that police believe may contain child pornography.

In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, file photo, Trader Donato Cuttone works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the close of trading.

Procter & Gamble Co on Thursday brought back A.G. Lafley to run the world's largest household products maker, replacing Bob McDonald immediately in the midst of a major restructuring.

"In Tokyo we've seen an attempt at a recovery," said Nick Beecroft, senior market analyst at Saxo Capital Markets.

Toro Co. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter net income rose 14 percent, helped by stronger demand for professional landscaping and construction equipment.

Bob McDonald, the 59-year-old CEO of Procter & Gamble and a 33-year veteran of the company, has stepped down suddenly.

Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother's house because... Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, ... (more)

Procter & Gamble is bringing back former CEO A.G. Lafley to its top post in a surprise move as the world's largest consumer goods maker tries to grow globally.

The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations... The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that ... (more)

Avon has recalled about 54,700 microwave popcorn makers because of burn and fire hazards.

Amway Corp. says two of its employees were treated at a hospital following the leak of a cleaning chemical at its West Michigan headquarters.

A Washington, D.C., reporter for more than 30 years, Jim Limbach covers the federal agencies for ConsumerAffairs.

Based on a study by Procter and Gamble , the bus is the dirtiest of all public utility vehicles traversing EDSA, with contamination levels higher than that of a trash bin.

Kyle Stevens, Project Manager, and Michael Wawrzewski, CEO and founder of Clinic In A Can stand next to a 20ft model that was delivered to the The Home Depot parking lot Tuesday night in Moore, Okla.

Persuasion Notebook offers quick hits on the business of persuasion from The Globe and Mail's marketing and advertising reporter, Susan Krashinsky .

Jodi Boldenow speaks to members of the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce during a tour of the recently-opened Industrial Spring Company on Country Club Road on Monday.