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Who Is at Fault at Avon?

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 6:46 am

Avon’s (NYSE: AVP) vice chairman, Charles Cramb, was fired as the federal government examines whether the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He may have known about bribes Avon made ...
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Media Digest (1/31/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 6:43 am

Toshiba cuts its profit forecasts and lowers guidance. (Reuters) Honda (NYSE: HMC) posts a 65% drop in profits and cuts its outlook because of the yen and Thai floods. (Reuters) ...
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Why Earnings Growth Has Slowed as Economy Recovers

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 6:47 am

The single greatest mystery of the fourth-quarter 2011 earnings season is why EPS growth will slow despite what is probably the most promising part of the recovery since the recent ...
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The Best and Worst Online Stores This Holiday

Posted: December 29, 2011 at 6:30 am

Customer service surveys cannot entirely distinguish between true, direct customer service on the one hand and brand perception and reputation of the company providing the service on the other. A ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GE, YHOO, YUM, MO, AVP, GRPN, JOY, SYNO, ADBE, DFS, FDX, FSLR, AVP, EONC, SGI, SPWR, RVSN)

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 4:09 pm

Equity markets started the day down and stayed there all day. Traders were mirroring the action on European and Asian markets, which all settled down before the US markets opened ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MO, AVP, CE, LFC, EL, FITB, GE, MIND, VRTX, YHOO, YUM, GRPN)

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 9:05 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Cut to Hold at Stifel ...
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How Did Andrea Jung Stay So Long as Avon CEO?

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 6:26 am

Andrea Jung has been chairman and CEO of Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) since November 1999. She has done an atrocious job as chief executive over the past several years. Her tenure ...
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Best Buy’s Dunn Should Be Next CEO Fired

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 6:25 am

Andrea Jung was forced out as CEO of Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) after years of poor financial performance at the company. The CEO of Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Brian Dunn, should ...
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Media Digest (12/14/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 6:24 am

A CME (NASDAQ: CME) executive says Jon Corzine knew about money that MF Global transferred to European accounts. (Reuters) Accounting problems at Olympus may make it a takeover target. (Reuters) Italian bond ...
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Avon Takes 24/7 Wall St. Advice–Sacks CEO

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 8:35 pm

Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), recently named one of 24/7 Wall St.'s Worst Managed Companies, fired its CEO Andrea Jung. In a statement, Avon's board remarked, that  Andrea Jung ,  Avon 's ...
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Best and Worst Run Companies in America

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:26 am

Many American companies have done incredibly well this year. A number posted extraordinary financial results in 2011. Others have launched products that revolutionized markets. Of course, many big public corporations ...
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Media Digest (12/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:23 am

S&P may downgrade the EU and the largest eurozone banks. (Reuters) France and Germany continue to press new eurozone treaty measures that would help trigger new financing for the region. (Reuters) ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALSK, ADSK, AVP, NILE, CAAS, DWA, EQR, HRB, PCLN, RAD, ROVI, SPPI, TGH, WAG, WPO)

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 8:06 am

These are some of Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ALSK) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML. Autodesk Inc. ...
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The Ten Worst S&P 500 Stocks in October (DPS, BMS, AVP, CERN, CVC, BMC, HSP, S, FSLR, NFLX)

Posted: November 1, 2011 at 12:32 pm

The month of October was one of the best ever for equities with double-digit gains from teh S&P 500 Index.  There were some disappointments, however, and the ten worst performing stocks ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, ARMH, AVP, BCS, CSCO, C, HGSI, LAD, LOGI, NVDA, STR)

Posted: November 1, 2011 at 8:06 am

These are some of Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ...
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