Food companies are coming under pressure for growth as the maker of Velveeta breaks up and an activist investor takes a stake in PepsiCo.

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The Make America Healthy Again movement offers a simple belief system: Healthy choices are self-evident in aesthetically pleasing bodies.

As Beijing pushes consumer lending to stimulate the economy, millions of Chinese borrowers, especially the young, are falling into debt spirals.

Shoppers are taking advantage of a $42 billion government trade-in program aimed at boosting spending. But in recent weeks, some cities have started to cut back on the subsidies.