Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.In a terse press release Wednesday morning, Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) said that it has received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Trading in the company’s stock…
ThinkstockAlong with everything else that has been said about the changes to the SAT college admissions test, now the College Board, which owns the test, has said that it will provide a free test…
Weight Watchers International's profile with the public was raised sharply by spokesperson celebrity Jessica Simpson. Now, if only the company can come with some positive financial news to follow on the huge publicity.
Lorillard had an impressive Tuesday trading session on reports that Reynolds American was interested in buying the company. The merger would consolidate the pure-play tobacco companies in America from three down to two.
Toy company Mattel said Friday that it has reached an agreement to acquire Mega Brands for about $460 million. Unless Hasbro steps up with a superior bid, Mattel will extend its revenue dominance over…
ThinkstockSodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ: SODA) is trading higher after the beverage machine maker’s earnings report. Oddly enough, the stock was having a very hard determining what it wanted to do when the earnings report…
ThinkstockKimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) received almost no coverage for the dividend hike that was announced on Tuesday. For this consumer products giant to raise its dividend by almost 4% does not sound like huge news…
Despite the bad press it has received over the suits it provided to the U.S. Olympic speed skating team, Under Armour on Friday confirmed that it has renewed its partnership with US Speedskating through…
ThinkstockDespite posting better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year results recently, along with a dividend hike and a plan for additional share buybacks, PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) investors are not happy. Shares have fallen to a nine-month low…
Signet Jewelers announced Wednesday morning that it will acquire Zale for $21 a share in cash for a total of about $1.4 billion. The combined company will have more than 3,500 retail stores. Shares…
Coca-Cola reported disappointing fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning, but shares were up fractionally in premarket trading.
Nutrition is not having a very good Valentine's Day. Weight Watchers International, GNC Holdings, Herbalife and Nutrisystem all saw their shares drop in Friday morning's trading.
In a new research report, analysts at J.P. Morgan lay down a bet that the American consumer is not dead. Here are seven large cap consumer stocks to buy recommended by J.P. Morgan.
ThinkstockDean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF) is among the food companies under post-earnings pressure this week. This company has been a long-time turnaround stock, yet the company just keeps having a hard time turning the…
Angie's List is proving the point we made long ago that it was a company that never really seemed like it needed to be public. Despite a 15% earnings gain, shares are getting crushed…