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Tupperware Becomes the Latest Meme Stock
Tupperware Stock's
Wild Ride Continues
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Tupperware Stock's Wild Ride Continues

Shares have surged 768% in 2 weeks

(Newser) - What will Wednesday have in store for TUP? If the very recent past is any indication, Tupperware shares could keep going higher. The latest meme stock finished up 26% Tuesday at $5.38. The Wall Street Journal reports that's the highest the stock has been since November, with Quartz...

Tupperware Is in Danger of Going Bust
Tupperware
Is in Danger
of Going Bust
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Tupperware Is in Danger of Going Bust

The 77-year-old food-container maker cites 'substantial doubt' that it can continue

(Newser) - Chemist Earl Tupper developed Tupperware in 1946. Described as " flexible plastic " storage containers in early newspaper articles, Tupper's invention became a pop culture phenomenon in part thanks to its affordability and marketing schemes like 1950s-era "Tupperware Parties." Now the BBC reports that the company is...

Avon, Mary Kay Defy Recession
 Avon, Mary Kay Defy Recession 

Avon, Mary Kay Defy Recession

(Newser) - More and more recession-plagued Americans are turning to direct-sales companies like Avon for extra income, the AP reports. Mary Kay saw its sales force grow by 22% this year, and Tupperware also reports higher profits and more salespeople. "'I need money.' That's what I've been hearing since about...

The Taser Party: Chicks Dig It
The Taser Party: Chicks Dig It

The Taser Party: Chicks Dig It

Self-defense-minded women seek something a little more shocking

(Newser) - At-home female entrepreneurs are ditching Mary Kay for Tasers, but they're keeping the pink. Taser International is marketing its user-friendly C2 "personal protector" to the public, and women with an interest in self-defense are holding independent Taser parties in states where the stun gun is legal. "It's a...

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