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...first real crackdown against the practice came in 1909, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that that a director of the Philippine Sugar Estates Development Company committed fraud when he bought stock in his company without sharing information with the seller that soon boosted its value. But it wasn't until after the 1929 stock-market crash that Congress passed laws to limit such trading (although it didn't move to ban it outright) and created the Securities and Exchange Commission to enhance market oversight. As the stock market expanded in the 1960s, the SEC grew more aggressive in fighting...
Some students arrive in Bologna, Italy, with just a secret indulgence - without shop locations, business plans or $70,000 on hand for must-have machinery. They head to Carpigiani Gelato University to learn how to turn sacks of sugar and crates of oranges, kiwis, lemons and persimmons into spoonfuls of earthly bliss...
Cereal makers have responded to the obesity crisis by reducing calories, fat and sugar and boosting fiber and vitamins. Twelve of some of the country's largest food players - including Kellogg, General Mills and Quaker's parent company, PepsiCo - have promised to market only "better for you" foods to kids under 12. Of course, companies decide what counts as "better for you," ensuring that their products meet the standards. (Read "Watching TV: Even Worse for Kids Than You Think...
...wouldn't say there isn't still room for improvement," says Elaine Kolish, director of the industry's Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative. "Could the sugar be less? Yes, but it's better to be 12 grams instead of 13 or 14 or 15, and that's what the companies have moved away from...
...spokeswoman for General Mills said the company declined to comment for this story, but Kellogg CEO David Mackay defends his firm's much maligned Froot Loops, noting that the cereal is a good source of vitamins A and C. And those 12 g of sugar? "Twelve grams of sugar is 50 calories," says Mackay. "A presweetened cereal as part of a regular diet for kids is not a bad thing." But it's hard to argue that it's a good thing either...