A hopeful holiday

| MCM staff

Going into the holiday 2006 season, it’s not the most optimistic of times. Consumers are weary of the Iraq war, leery of another rise in energy costs,

Yankee Candle Co. Sold

| Jim Tierney

Scented candles manufacturer/marketer Yankee Candle Co., announced today it was sold for $1.4 billion to an affiliate of Chicago-based private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners.