NEW YORK: Consumer-goods giant Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s net income soared 61 percent in the first quarter, the company reported Thursday. But under that buoyant figure, Colgate is feeling the squeeze of higher costs for fuel and other raw materials.
And that's an almost-sure sign that its customers are going to see higher prices as well.
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