Dunkin' Donuts offers a healthier menu brand

Dunkin' Donuts launched the brand's first better-for-you menu, known as DDSMART, as part of its effort to appeal to a broader demographic. The menu includes the first oven-toasted egg white flatbread sandwiches under 300 calories and a reduced calorie berry smoothie. The products on the menu must meet at least one of the following criteria: 25 percent fewer calories; 25 percent less sugar, fat, saturated fat or sodium than comparable fare, and/or contain ingredients that are nutritionally beneficial. DDSMART branded items will be available in all participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants nationwide beginning in August. (Jenn Abelson)

Pax World Management Corp. has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine because it failed to follow its own socially responsible investing criteria over a five-year period, when two of its mutual funds invested in off-limits industries such as gambling and liquor, and oil and gas exploration. Portsmouth, N.H.-based Pax agreed to pay a the penalty to resolve civil charges disclosed Wednesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission. David Bergers, head of the SEC's Boston office, said Pax's violations came to light as a result of a routine SEC exam. After the failures at Pax, the socially responsible investment industry could come under closer scrutiny. (AP)

Abiomed Inc. is expanding into Ireland, the Danvers medical device firm said. Abiomed said it has signed a long-term operating lease for a manufacturing facility in Athlone, Ireland, and expects its Impella blood pump production line to be operational there in about 18 months. The 30,000-square-foot plant is intended to meet demand for its Impella 2.5 cardiac assist device from the Abiomed facility in Aachen, Germany. In June, the Food and Drug Administration gave Abiomed clearance for its Impella 2.5 device, allowing it to begin selling the blood pump to the estimated 14,000 cardiologists, the company said. (Elizabeth Campbell)

Northwest Airlines Corp. has upgraded its website, nwa.com, so customers can prepay the $15 for their first piece of checked luggage and $25 for their second piece of checked luggage while checking in online. Northwest will start collecting the first-bag fee on Aug. 28. Northwest will not process the prepaid fees until the luggage tags are printed at the airport, so passengers can use airport self-service check-in kiosks to change the number of bags they indicated online that they'd check in. (Nicole C. Wong)

Anemia drugs made by Amgen Inc. and Johnson & Johnson will get new dosing restrictions after studies found safety risks in cancer patients, US regulators said. The Food and Drug Administration ordered the changes in prescribing information for Amgen's Aranesp and J&J's Procrit over Amgen's objections, said Richard Pazdur, director of the FDA's cancer-drug division. The agency has been reviewing the drugs since they were tied to tumor growth and death at high doses in cancer patients. Sales of Aranesp and Procrit for cancer patients fell at least 50 percent last year after risks were identified in studies, and Medicare, the health program for the elderly and disabled, limited coverage. (Bloomberg)

Hawaiian Airlines says it will soon begin charging $15 for a first checked bag on flights between the mainland and Hawaii. The carrier will also adjust its frequent-flier program by increasing the mileage needed to redeem award tickets. The $15 baggage fee will be added for tickets purchased after Aug. 1 for travel starting Oct. 1. The Honolulu airline says there will be no charge for the first piece of checked luggage on interisland flights. Hawaiian already charges $25 for a second bag on mainland flights and $17 on interisland flights. (AP)

Oil prices soared over $4 a barrel, halting a dramatic two-week slide after a surprise drop in US gasoline supplies fed speculation that record fuel prices aren't keeping Americans off the roads. But market analysts were mixed on whether prices would swing higher if yesterday's rally was just a temporary bump. Light, sweet crude for September delivery jumped $4.58 cents to $126.77 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The Energy Information Administration said in its inventory report that US gasoline supplies fell by 3.5 million barrels last week. Analysts expected supplies to increase by 400,000 barrels. (AP)