Who has become the first major company to back the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests in the US?

This will be today’s starter question for my Economics classes- and it’s an interesting one, as whilst this company expounds the ideals of independence and freedom it’s actually owned by one of the world’s largest consumer companies- who swiftly distanced themselves from the announcement

Well- did you get it right? The correct answer is Ben and Jerry’s, whose parent company is Unilever. This BBC article explains the story clearly and also provides some straightforward background to the US protests, whilst you may also want to read the actual blog post from Ben & Jerry’s board of directors here.