Soup sales are generally at their lowest in the quarter, which includes most of the summer season, accounting for only about one-tenth of total annual soup sales. Campbell CEO Douglas Conant told analysts on a conference call Thursday not to read too much into the soup sales in the fourth quarter, but rather to focus on full-year results. Soup sales were flat for the May-July quarter when they are typically the lowest of the year, the world's biggest soup company said Thursday. Condensed...

It doesn't matter how many times he shows the dog what to do, or how slowly and clearly he speaks, Santa's Little Helper can't understand the instructions - he hears only a collection of unintelligible noises. Those of us who felt like Bart Simpson's dog during maths lessons at school, or who have only a shaky recollection of what we learned there, salute journalists who can be relied upon to make sense of the numbers for us. Where numbers are concerned this involves scrutinising the...

That puts the industry on pace to sell just over 16 million vehicles almost 1 million fewer than what carmakers sold in 2000. The deal comes on the heels of a $500 million sale of a special class of stock, which raised enough cash to let Thornburg keep writing mortgages. His departure caught the mobile industry by surprise, since he transformed the five-year-old Swedish-Japanese joint venture from a money-losing basket case to the world's fourth-largest cell-phone manufacturer. The...

email to a friend printable version discuss in the forums upload new photos for this story (0) comments on this article (add yours ->) Sep 7 2007 3:24PM Associated Press Wheat leads agriculture futures higher on Chicago Board of Trade Eds: Contains livestock prices. Wheat leads agriculture futures higher on Chicago Board of Trade. email to a friend printable version discuss in the forums upload new photos for this story (0) comments on this article (add yours ->) Sep 7 2007 3:24PM...

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Secretary of State Sam Reed and Attorney General Rob McKenna said Wednesday that the sate will appeal a recent King County Superior Court ruling allowing voting by felons who've served their prison time and probation but still have unpaid fines or other court debts. Secretary of State Sam Reed and Attorney General Rob McKenna said Wednesday that the sate will appeal a recent King County Superior Court ruling allowing voting by felons who've served their prison time and probation but still...

EDT WASHINGTON (AP) An investigation by federal and state regulators of "free lunch" investment seminars aimed at seniors has found high-pressure sales pitches masquerading as educational sessions, pervasive misleading claims for unsuitable financial products, and even fraud. EDT WASHINGTON (AP) An investigation by federal and state regulators of "free lunch" investment seminars aimed at seniors has found high-pressure sales pitches masquerading as educational sessions, pervasive...

Another poor wheat crop would mean heartache for Australian farmers, especially when world prices for grain are at exceptional highs, Trade Minister Warren Truss says.