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Identity Crisis: Campbell Soup as a Luxury Brand (CPB)

Food is one of the defensive sectors for equity investors if there ever was one.  Now, step back for a minute and consider a company like Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: ...
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Government Workers Take Brunt Of June Layoffs

The price of austerity has begun to hurt local and state government employment again. The trend is the continuation of one that started three years ago as a sharp drop ...
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High Return on Equity, A Primer For Future High Dividends (PM, CL, SCSS, CPB, TRW, KO, BLL)

Our screen today is for companies with an attractive Returns on Equity (ROE) in the consumer goods sector.  It is our view that ROE is one of the better quick ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARCO, CPB, CRZO, CIM, CYH, EWBC, ENER, FGP, HPQ, HUM, KBR, MOS, MYL, PAAS, CRM, THC, ZIP)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ARCO) Started as Overweight at Morgan ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, CPB, CYH, CS, FRX, GG, INTC, LDK, MSFT, OPEN, PMT, THC, TSO, TRLG)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Maintained Underperform at Credit Suisse. Campbell Soup ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARO, BRCM, CPB, CCL, DMND, HMA, KBH, LPX, DGX, RCL, SLM, S, TSO, TXN, TWC, WRB)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) Raised to Hold at KeyBanc. Broadcom ...
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Chocolate As Expensive As Caviar? That’s Absurd

Chocolate lovers, who are facing price hikes in the wake of record cocoa prices, can take solace in one thing:  the cost of their deliciousness likely will never reach the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AGU, CPB, DYN, ELON, FIC, HRL, ITRI, LVS, MICC, MTB, OVTI, POT, SAP, SNDA, SNPS, TSL)

These are some of this Wednesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Campbell Soup ...
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Looking For Cover in Defensive Stocks (KO, JNJ, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, AWK, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL)

The bulls ran for cover today as commodities and financial stocks are pulling the market lower.  After two huge 'sell the news' earnings reactions were followed by even more 'sell ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ARMH, ARNA, BBY, CPB, ICGN, IRWD, LVLT, MSFT, GLD, THQI)

There are many stocks on the move this morning for active traders and investors.  Stocks on the move are ARM Holdings, plc (NASDAQ: ARMH), Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA), Best ...
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Campbell Looks at Diversification Overseas (CPB, BX)

Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) may be stealing a page from the global M&A playbook.  The Sunday Times reported that Campbell is considering making a 1.5 billion pound, roughly $2.3 ...
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Seeking Refuge in Defensive Stocks (PEP, KO, CPB, HRL, MCD, VGR, MO, RAI)

Defensive stocks are supposed to hold up in down stock markets.  That isn't so today.  In our list of 17 defensive stocks we routinely track, none were positive today.  On ...
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Russian Wheat Export Ban Poses Severe Risk & Reward (ADM, KFT, POT, MOO, PEP, K, GIS, CPB)

Raging fires and severe drought in Russia have led to the government imposing a temporary ban on wheat exports beginning August 15th. The country claims to have sufficient stocks, but ...
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Next Week’s Big Earnings Events (CPB, MDT, TSL, TIVO, AEO, TOL, NTAP, TTWO, PAY, BIG, COST, HNZ, TIF, GES, JCG, NOVL)

Some of the top earnings next week are Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB), Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL), TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. ...
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Time For Defensive Stocks? (PEP, KO, BUD, TAP, KFT, CAG, CPB, HRL, MCD, MO, VGR, RAI, PG, CL, MRK, JNJ)

There are three things investors traditionally want after making huge gains when they still want to hold stocks.  They want stocks that have dividends and may want 'value stocks.'  ...
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