Cleaning Up

(1) Innovation and pricing help Consumer Staples post positive surprises. (2) Shaving is out, but clean clothes are still in. (3) Chinese consumers are young, optimistic, and spending on cosmetics. (4) Coke and Pepsi courting the health conscious. (5) Nuclear fusion: It’s not fission or a spicy new cuisine. (6) Several companies chase the opportunity to jolt the world with nuclear fusion.