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The article looks at consumer products company Kimberly-Clark Corp., reporting on trends affecting it in the disposable diaper market, noting its sales figures in various product categories, and discussing its strategic planning.

The article evaluates Japanese patterned wallpapers from the paint and wallpaper company Farrow & Ball.

The article reports that California legislature passed a bill that will ban the use of plastic bags in grocery stores in the state if it is approved by California Governor Jerry Brown.

The article reviews performance artist James Lee Byars' exhibition "The Mile-Long Paper Walk," at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City through September 7, 2014.

The article discusses a study reported in a National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research working paper on the response of employers to job applicants with degrees from for-profit colleges versus those who attended public community colleges or no college.

The article discusses Cleveland Browns football coach Mike Pettine's strategy of having his National Football League (NFL) team take notes on their plays with a pad of paper with mention of the effect of writing things down on one's learning ability.

The article looks at fabric designers who create textiles with patterns inspired by the work of 20th-century French artist Henri Matisse, discussing designers including Billy Baldwin, Aimée Wilder, and Seema Krish and citing a 2014 traveling exhibit of Matisse's paper cut-outs. INSET: CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH // SIX DECORATOR FABRICS THAT BEAR A....

The article discusses a working paper being written by economist Hanming Fang and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania that explores corruption within the Chinese housing sector by examining mortgages, and how Chinese bureaucrats receive discount prices on houses.

The author discusses a paper by economists Jussi Keppoy and Josef Kortez on the effect of the Dodd-Frank law's ban on proprietary trading as of July 2014, including an increase in the collective holdings of Treasurys by banks and increased speculative uses of trading assets not limited by the Vlocker rule.

The article discusses the bank Banco Espírito Santo SA's announcement as of July 2014 that it would contact and reimburse retail clients who invested in commercial paper issued by its holding company Espírito Santo International SA due to its filing for creditor protection.

The article presents U.S. news briefs as of July 2, 2014 with topics including a ruling on proposed cyberbulling legislation by the New York Court of Appeals, court papers filed by prosecutors in the trial of terrorism suspect Ahmed Abu Khatallah, and efforts by U.S. federal prosecutors to try accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston, Massachusetts.

The article evaluates the EcoTank series of printers the ET-2550 and the ET-4550 from Japanese electronics firm Epson.

The article discusses office-supplies retailer Staples Inc.'s plans to acquire rival Office Depot Inc. for $6.3 billion. It is said the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's primary concern in considering whether to approve the deal could be the merger's impact on the market for supplying large government and corporate customers. Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. and retailer W. B. Mason Co. are among competitors in the office-supplies business.

The article discusses the renewed popularity of handkerchiefs as a men's fashion accessory and considers proper handkerchief etiquette. Barneys New York and Hermès are among retailers that have expanded their handkerchief offerings. Advice is presented about using a handkerchief, offering one to somebody else, and what not to do with a pocket square.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of visiting the CW Pencil Enterprise pencil shop based in New York.

The article reports on the Pizza Box Composting Project of college students at North Carolina State University which recycles used pizza box into fertilizer, noting that other schools are also recycling pizza boxes.

The article evaluates the Orée Stylograph ballpoint pen.

The article focuses on the confirmation by office supply chain store Staples Inc. that its plan to acquire rival Office Depot Inc. remain on schedule despite the opposition by regulators to consolidation in other industries.

The article offers information on shortage of tampons in Argentina. Topics discussed include unavailability of the feminine hygiene product at pharmacies across the country, internal logistical problems at healthcare companies like Johnson & Johnson as well as Kimberly Clark Corp. to cause the shortage according to Argentina's economy ministry and post by economist Miguel Braun for the same.

The article evaluates several digital-related pen and pencil products such as the Bamboo Stylus duo from electronics company Wacom Co. Ltd., the Cristal Stylus from writing instruments maker Société Bic, and the Digital Pen 990-01 from the Staedtler Mars GmbH & Co. KG manufacturing firm.

In this article the author discusses the white cotton handkerchief on topics including his habit of wearing a pocket square, his loyalty to the Brooks Brothers brand, and comments from director of Brooks Brothers' brand training, Kelly Stuart, on the history of the white handkerchief.

The article discusses office-supply retailer Office Depot Inc.'s 2014 second-quarter revenue, which was down compared to a year ago as a result of higher expenses related to its merger with rival OfficeMax in November 2013, including sales statistics.