Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

TROY, Mich. - Kmart Corp. is asking for an extension to file its annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission because its new management needs more time to review the company's accounting practices, The Associated Press reports.

QUINCY, Mass. - Stop & Shop said on Thursday it will no longer stock the product Oxycontin because of the number of robberies in drug stores throughout the region where it operates.

WASHINGTON - Smithfield Foods Inc.'s John Morrell and Co. unit is voluntarily recalling about 140,000 pounds of hot dogs that may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, the USDA said late on Thursday.

WASHINGTON - Law enforcement officials on Wednesday said unconfirmed information from a captured senior al-Qaida official suggests terrorists may be planning attacks against supermarkets or shopping centers, The Associated Press reports.

CHICAGO - A federal bankruptcy court today approved Kmart's multimillion-dollar compensation package for its chairman, which was sharply scaled back to win approval from creditors, The Associated Press reports.

STOCKHOLM - Sweden's National Food Administration today reported scientists' findings that some carbohydrate-rich foods contain alarmingly high quantities of a substance believed to cause cancer, Reuters reports.

TALLAHASSEE - Florida's Gov. Jeb Bush last week signed into law a bill that will make it harder for customers to sue grocery stores over injuries from powered shopping carts, the Lakeland Ledger reports.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Russia's embargo on U.S. poultry exports has caused falling prices for pork and beef products, The Associated Press reports.