EU drug agency: Ecstasy is making a comeback among the young
LISBON, Portugal - Ecstasy is becoming popular again in the European Union, with online sales and targeted marketing helping to drive the revival among a new generation of users, the EU drug agency...
View ArticleOnline sales push up profit at Dutch-based retailer Ahold
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch operator of U.S. supermarket chains Stop & Shop and Giant, says its first quarter net profit rose 13 percent to 241 million euros ($269 million),...
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GM CEO sticks to strategy despite falling sales and shares
DETROIT - Despite tumbling U.S. sales and a falling stock price, General Motors CEO Mary Barra says she'll stay the course with a strategy of cutting low-profit sales to rental car companies and...
View ArticleSJC hears challenge to ballot question on animal treatment
BOSTON - The highest court in Massachusetts has heard a challenge to a proposed November ballot question that would prohibit the sale of eggs and other food products from farms that keep animals in...
View ArticlePolice, councilwoman join to create online sales safe space
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana - Lafayette police and a city councilwoman are teaming up to create a safe space where people can exchange items purchased online.
View ArticleMan sentenced for distributing child pornography
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee - The U.S. Justice Department says a 29-year-old Chattanooga man has been sentenced to serve nearly six years in prison for distribution of child pornography through the online...
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Rising US retail sales offer relief after weak jobs report
WASHINGTON - Despite a hiring slump, American consumers remain confident about spending - a reassuring sign for the U.S economy.
View ArticleBill to allow online lottery sales gets push at Statehouse
BOSTON - A legislative committee has advanced a proposal that could allow lottery tickets to be sold online in Massachusetts.
View ArticleChina, US, EU pledge to tighten product safety in e-commerce
BEIJING - U.S., European and Chinese regulators say they will jointly enforce product safety in online commerce, and an American official said they are making progress on crafting standards for...
View ArticleAhead of Amazon Prime Day, Wal-Mart tries to move in
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart is trying to get a jump on Amazon's second annual sales bonanza.
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