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Funds Flow to Venture Firms

Venture-capital firms are raising money at the highest rate in more than 15 years, even as the values of some once-hot startups have begun to cool.

‘Natural’ Product Claims Can Be Murky

Consumer-goods companies are trying to grow in the flourishing natural-products space with premium-priced items whose key ingredients are similar to the ones found in mainstream brands.