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Pre-Thanksgiving Earnings Previews: Campbell Soup, Tyson Foods and More
Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 1:01pm | 734Read More...After J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) posted higher fiscal second-quarter results and lifted its outlook on Friday, more big food processing companies are on the schedule to share earnings this week leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. They are Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), H.J....
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Whirlpool, Phillips 66 and Other Top Dividend Stocks of the Past Six Months
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 4:00pm | 866Read More...Here's a quick look at eight of the best-performing stocks of the past six months that also had dividend yields of two percent or more. Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Provida (NYSE: PVD) has risen more than 31 percent in the past six months, despite pulling back more than four percent from...
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Barron's Recap (10/27/12): The Big Money Poll
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 7:29am | 889Read More...This past weekend in Barron's online: the results of the autumn Big Money Poll, the prospects for General Mills, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling and Barnes & Noble, as well as what President Obama does and does not know about American business. Cover Story "Bye-Bye Bull?" by Jacqueline...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of September 17
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 7:03am | 835Read More...FedEx (NYSE: FDX), an ostensible bellwether of the global economy, is on tap to share its most recent quarterly results this week, and analysts anticipate slightly lower per-share earnings compared to the same period a year ago. However, the forecasts for tech companies Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of September 10
Monday, September 10, 2012 - 6:53am | 793Read More...There is not much on the earnings schedule again this week, so there will be little to distract from the Federal Reserve meeting, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) big event and the German court ruling on the constitutionality of the eurozone bailout facilities. See also: Get in Line: iPhone 5 Production...
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General Mills Reports Curdling Fiscal Year on Input-Cost Inflation
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 8:58am | 425Read More...Famed consumer foods marketer General Mills (NYSE: GIS) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2012 results this morning, blaming constrained earnings growth on high input-cost inflation. With net sales rising just 12% throughout the year to $16.7 billion versus an analyst-estimated increase of about...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of June 25 (MON, NKE, GIS)
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 11:17am | 941Read More...This week, General Mills, Monsanto and Nike will step into the earnings spotlight. All three of these companies are forecast to report earnings growth. Below is a day-by-day rundown of what analysts expect from the week's most prominent quarterly reports. Monday Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL), an...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of March 19 (FDX, ORCL, NKE, TIF)
Sunday, March 18, 2012 - 10:31am | 1076Read More...This week's prominent quarterly reports include those from FedEx, Oracle and Nike, which analysts expect to post year-over-year earnings growth. Discover Financial and Gamestop are expected to report earnings growth as well, but Tiffany's per-share earnings for the most recent quarter are forecast...
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Top Dividend Stocks of 2011
Saturday, December 31, 2011 - 3:07pm | 918Read More...Here's a quick look at nine of the best-performing stocks of the past year that also had dividend yields of 2% or more. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers (NYSE: AEA) shares ended the year almost 65% higher, despite a recent pullback from the 52-week high. The company recently completed the...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of December 19
Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 10:04am | 804Read More...As Christmas and the end of the year rush toward us, here is a quick look at expectations for some of the most prominent quarterly reports scheduled for this week. These include Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Walgreen (...
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Visa, Ross Stores and Five Other Stocks Worth a Look Now
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 2:15pm | 902Read More...The stocks of the following dividend-paying companies are trading more than 20% higher than six months ago and all are within shouting distance of their 52-week highs. B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS): The New Jersey-based maker of shelf-stable foods, such as Cream of Wheat and Joan of Arc brands,...
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Nine Food Stocks for a Hungry Portfolio
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 12:06pm | 932Read More...A hungry portfolio might find a pick-me-up in one or more of these food-related stocks, all of which have had some momentum in the past few months, if not longer. Breakfast General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is up more than 13% from a nine-month low in August, as well as up about 18% from a year ago. This...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of September 26
Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 7:57am | 909Read More...As the month and the calendar quarter wind down this week, only a handful of companies are scheduled to report their earnings results. These include Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL), McCormick (NYSE: MKC) and Walgreen (NYSE...
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Citi Maintains Buy on General Mills
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 9:10am | 100Read More...Citi is out with its report today on General Mills (NYSE: GIS), maintaining Buy. In its report, Citi writes, "We believe that F1Q12 will likely represent tough sledding for General Mills, but see this as largely incorporated in the stock with shares trading at 14.5x F2012 earnings. Moreover, we...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of September 19
Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 8:06am | 977Read More...After last week's lull, things pick up again on the earnings front. Here is a peek at what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most anticipated quarterly reports: AutoZone (NYSE: AZO), Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), FedEx (NYSE: FDX),...
