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Kraft mac and cheese, first sold in 1937 for 19 cents a box, was the creation of Chicago cheese monger James L. Kraft, who got his start selling cheese from a horse-drawn wagon.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company has only done so on one occasion, a dividend of 10 cents a share in 1967.

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Speaking of recent welcome news, it’s not just measured in dollars and cents but also in life and death.

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The average U.S. residential electricity rate has been climbing less than 1 cent a kilowatt-hour in recent years.

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For the fourth quarter, Wall Street expects EPS of 44 cents, down from 73 cents a year ago.

From Barron's