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The shelves of some stores may not have toilet paper and diapers, but the products are weaving through the supply chain, International Paper CEO Mark Sutton told CNBC on Friday. “Diapers and toilet paper, there’s plenty of it,” Sutton said on “Squawk Box.” “It’s just got to get the velocity through the system, through the distribution centers and directly to the consumers.”

Al Gore’s campaign against global warming is shifting into high gear. Reporters and commentators follow his every move and bombard the public with notice of his activities and opinions. But while the mainstream media promote his ideas about the state of planet Earth, they are mostly silent about the dramatic impact his economic proposals would have on America. And journalists routinely ignore evidence that he may personally benefit from his programs. Would the romance fizzle if Gore’s followers realized how much their man stands to gain? Earlier this year Gore experienced a notable public relations debacle. The Tennessee Center for...

International Paper Co. is cutting jobs and Memphis could bear the brunt of it. The world's largest paper company, based in Stamford, Conn., is reducing management and staff positions across the company as part of an ongoing effort to reduce costs and improve customer service to improve profitability, IP confirmed Thursday. Stacy Wygant, company spokesman, said employees were notified at the end of June. It's unclear if the layoffs will happen worldwide or just in the United States. IP employs about 100,000 people worldwide. In a statement, IP said it's too soon to tell how individual facilities, businesses and staff...