Reuters - Sara Lee Corp. , the maker of deli meat, baked goods and household products, on Tuesday posted lower quarterly profit, as it continued to dramatically pare down company assets.

AP - Spencer Wise looks like any other baker when he moves handfuls of dough from a beat-up mixing bowl to a well-used baking pan. But his white lab coat and the title on his business card — "Chemist 1" — don't exactly evoke images of the neighborhood bakery.