Household Product News

Shares of Snap-on Inc are up about 19 percent this year, and the maker of tools used in automobile repair could see its stock rise another 20 percent, according to a report in Barron's weekly financial newspaper.

The state Controlling Board released about $3 million May 21 for several projects in Portage and Summit counties that are expected to create nearly 200 jobs in the next few years.

Fairy and Sherrie are beautiful 7-year-old sisters who have lived together their entire lives and were returned to Kirkland's MEOW Cat Rescue when their owners were no longer able to care for them.

Chain-store furniture doesn't have to look generic or too trendy - depending on what you buy, and how you use it.

A's co-owner Lew Wolff said the city of San Jose remains the team's focus for building a new ballpark, one day after Wolff met with an Oakland business executive hoping to keep the team in the city.

Years of punishing blows to retirement investments are, in part, causing more retirees to re-enter the workforce.

Release from Virginia State Police: At 11:50 a.m., May 25, 2012, Virginia State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Interstate 64 eastbound at the 168 mile marker in Goochland County.

Hudson County's own Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year, David Brown, upped the ante on Tuesday night Trenton when he won the same title at the state level.

Bob Page, chief executive of Replacements, Ltd., in his vacation home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

A A major water main malfunction early Friday morning has resulted in the closure of one of Kirkland's top hotels at the start of the Memorial Day Weekend, the Heathman on Kirkland Avenue downtown.

A business owner who came out against Amendment One with a big financial donation is facing hate and boycotts from anti-equality North Carolinians, the NYT reports : Replacements Limited, which sells silver, china and glassware, and is based in Greensboro.

The maker of Tide Pods will create a new double-latch lid to deter children from accessing and eating the brightly colored detergent packets, a company spokesman said Friday.

Proctor & Gamble says it will change the design of packaging for its miniature laundry detergent product to deter children from eating the brightly colored packets that look like candy.

In trading on Thursday, shares of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. crossed above their 200 day moving average of $36.05, changing hands as high as $36.08 per share.

Russel Metals Inc. says it has an agreement to acquire Alberta Industrial Metals Ltd., a metals distribution and processing service centre in Red Deer, Alta., for $30 million.

Procter & Gamble Co. is going to stop spending money on further expansion in emerging markets until it stabilizes its largest business lines, mainly in North America and China, the Wall Street Journal reported.

That guy lives in Tacoma, Washington, and on May 14th he tried to burn down his local Home Depot , according to a story first reported by SeattlePI.com. "I am upset with Home Depot because they are making business difficult for my friend," Randol Stebner said in a written confession, according to charging documents.

A recently released study conducted by researchers at Cornell University claims that stacking colored potato chips with regular 'ole potato chips acts as a visual cue to curb your chip intake.

In a fairly rare move, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned the verdict of a jury that found Eric Andrew Kloosterman guilty of racketeering.

MAY 15 LARCENY:A An unlocked vehicle was parked in a private driveway in the 15200 block of Fremont Ave N.A A suspect stole a purse, laptop and CDs overnight.