Money Minute: Cadbury, Northwest, Oil

BusinessMoney Minute: Cadbury, Northwest, OilMoney Minute: Cadbury, Northwest, OilThe Associated PressThree candy taste testers for Cadbury are claiming a high-intensity sweetener caused chemical burns to their mouths. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports on that and the rest of Wednesday's top headlines. (July 9)AP Money MinuteMore ill effects from rising oil prices. Northwest Airlines will eliminate 2,500 management and front-line jobs. The news comes on top of an earlier announcement that it would shrink the amount of flights by 9 percent later this year. Northwest also says it will begin charging $15 for the first checked bag, matching a fee added by other carriers this year.---------------------Ouch. Three candy taste testers for Cadbury are claiming a high-intensity sweetener caused chemical burns to their mouths. They workers - from the company's research center in New Jersey - have filed suit against the Cadbury Adams, charging it hindered their treatment by delaying disclosure of the sweetener's ingredients to a dentist.-----------------------------Oil prices are higher, but not by much. Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose a penny Wednesday to settle at $136.05 a barrel. Prices did shift throughout the day as traders digested a government report showing crude stockpiles fell more than expected, and news that Iran test-fired nine missiles.I'm Mark Hamrick with AP Money Minute(****END****)