consumer

Oil falls after US gasoline inventories unexpectedly surge

Brent crude eased 36 cents, or 0.6%, to $62.80 a barrel by 0136 GMT. U.S.… Read More

Is Nutella dessert or jam?

The sugary hazelnut paste Nutella has been beloved the world over for 50 years. But… Read More

Consumer giants court Muslims with halal face creams, shampoos

Some of the world’s biggest consumer groups are making halal face creams and shampoos for… Read More

Ever so slowly, the euro zone economy awakes

LONDON: Moribund. Decrepit. Sclerotic. Popular words to describe the economy shared by the 19 countries… Read More

Consumer groups claim YouTube kids app ‘deceptive’

WASHINGTON: A coalition of consumer and child advocacy groups asked US regulators Tuesday to investigate… Read More

As hacking grows, biometric security gains momentum

WASHINGTON: With hackers seemingly running rampant online and millions of users compromised, efforts for stronger… Read More

China falls as top gold consumer

 LONDON:  Global gold demand fell to its lowest in nearly five years in the third… Read More