Girl Who Scolded McDonald's CEO Not Impressed With His Response
 PRNewsFoto/Connecticut and Western Massachusetts McDonald's Owner/Operator Association(OAK BROOK, Ill.) -- Hannah Robertson, the 9-year-old girl who grilled Don Thompson, the CEO of McDonald's Corp., at a shareholder meeting for marketing fast food to children said she wasn't impressed with his response.
"I don't think he answered it very well, because he just kept saying the same things over and over again like, 'We don't market to kids and we don't sell junk food,'" Robertson said.
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Cruise Passenger Bill of Rights Introduced
 Jeff Gammons/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world's largest cruise industry trade association, announced earlier this week the adoption of a "Cruise Passenger Bill of Rights."
CLIA also will submit the bill to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), requesting formal global recognition and applicability under the IMO's authority over the international maritime industry.
The passenger bill of rights will be effective immediately for U.S. passen
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New Orders in Manufactured Durable Goods Up in April
 Stephen Brashear/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An increase in durable goods orders suggests economic growth may be holding steady this spring. U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods were up in April, led by demand for non-defense aircraft and parts, which increased by $1.9 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.Following a 5.9 percent decrease in March, new orders were up two of the last three months. In April, orders increased 3.3 percent to $222.6 billion, a $7.2 bill
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Leadership Shakeup at Procter & Gamble
 Mike Simons/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) -- Procter & Gamble says its former chief executive A.G. Lafley is returning to his old job, replacing CEO Bob McDonald, effective immediately.The change comes after investor complaints about P&G, and calls for an overhaul on how it markets new products in the U.S. and overseas. "A.G.’s track record and his depth of experience at P&G make him uniquely qualified to lead the Company forward at this important time,” said Jim McNerney, dir
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Trip to Space with DiCaprio Nets $1.5M at Auction
 Jemal Countess/Getty Images(CANNES, Paris) -- At a Cannes Film Festival charity auction as star-studded as one of the Great Gatsby’s parties, a pitch rang out that sounded like a sci-fi sequel to Catch Me If You Can.“How would you like to go to space with Leonardo DiCaprio?” said an auctioneer, the actress Nicole Kidman. “I can’t believe he offered this, by the way,” she added.The lot? A ticket on the maiden voyage of Virgin Galactic sitting right next to Gats
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Dow, S&P Mark First Losing Week Since April
 Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The markets head into the long holiday weekend with little change for the Friday session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 8.60 points to close the session at 15,303.10. The blue chips index earlier Friday had dropped 95 points. The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 both gave up a fraction of a point to close at 3,459.14 and 1,649.60, respectively. Friday marked the end of the first losing week for the Dow and the S&P since the week of Ap
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Airline Perks: Worth the Extra Money?
 Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- It seems like airlines these days are piling on more and more fees, while the flying experience is not always so pleasant. But there are some perks worth paying for, according to the findings of a new Harris Interactive survey that examines how fliers who take at least one trip a year feel about certain perks and annoyances when traveling.Thirty-nine percent of those surveyed say it would be preferable to let a stranger fall asleep on their shoulder d
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Top Memorial Day 2013 Weekend Sales
 Bloomberg News Photo by Diane Bondareff(NEW YORK) -- Despite wet and chilly Memorial Day weekend weather forecasts in some parts of the country, retailers will be displaying their summer goods in full force and with discounted prices.
Memorial Weekend sales at some national retailers started as early as Tuesday, so shoppers may want to shop earlier rather than later, according to Thayer Meicler, co-founder of the free location-based app SaleSorter.
"Whenever there's a big sales weekend, it's alw
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'Big Gas' Ad Is Kmart's Latest Promotion to Play on Words
 Tim Boyle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Kmart’s new ad is a gas. Literally.
In its new tongue-in-cheek ad “Big Gas,” the retailer promotes a special discount on gas. Throughout the spot, customers praise the “big gas” savings and “big gas” prices, but their repeated, rapid use of the phrase makes it sound as though they’re saying “big a**.”
The ad starts out with customers getting gas at the pump.
“Ugh, I hate these big gas prices,&rd
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McDonald's Stands Behind Its Clown
 Ben Hider/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Don't mess with Ronald McDonald.
That was the message Thursday from the fast food chain's chief executive Don Thompson, who defended his company from attacks by the watchdog group, Corporate Accountability International, before a shareholders’ meeting.
Lately, CAI has been demanding that McDonald's assess whether its attempts to add more nutritious items to its menu is working. Two years ago, the group wanted the company to retire its mascot, Ronald McDo
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Aviation Industry Showing Signs of Growth
WICHITA, Kan. - A general aviation industry group says airplane shipments and billings rose in the first half of 2012 amid signs of stability and growth. The new report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association shows airplane shipments up 5.9 percent, with 918 planes delivered in the first half the year. The value of those deliveries rose 13.2 percent, to
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Wrong Ballots Distributed at Voting Site
TOPEKA, Kan. - A northeast Kansas elections official says her office is trying to determine how many voters received the wrong ballots at a Topeka polling place.
Shawnee County Elections Commissioner Elizabeth Deiter said Thursday the problem occurred at the Light of the World Christian Center because a supervising judge wasn't
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Kansas GOP, Model For Nation
WICHITA, Kan. - Kansas Republicans want to make the state a model for the nation after several conservative primary victories in Tuesday's election. Congressman Mike Pompeo says that during his first 19 months in office he has watched what happens when states are bold.
Pompeo says people in Washington question why they
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