Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods
With even toilet paper scarce, Venezuelan president warms to business
CARACAS, May 22 - A Venezuelan supermarket puts a stack of toilet paper on its shop floor, and desperate consumers snatch it up within five minutes. A woman's voice over the loudspeaker reminds shoppers each person can only buy four packages.
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Kohl's names Starbucks' Gass chief customer officer
May 22 - Kohl's Corp said on Wednesday that Michelle Gass, who was instrumental in Starbucks Corp's U.S. turnaround several years ago, will join the department store in the new position of chief customer officer.
Farmers race storms to wrap up corn plantings
CHICAGO, May 22 - U.S. farmers should begin winding down corn plantings over the next week to 10 days despite occasional showers and storms that will cause temporary delays, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday.
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| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | -0.01% |
| Financials | +0.16% |
| Healthcare | +0.71% |
| Technology | -0.01% |
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| TR US Index | 151.47 | +0.24 |
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Bernanke touts benefits of easing, no hint of pullback
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. economy recover, and the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas, central bank chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday.
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