ThinkstockHerbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) has been nothing short of a battleground stock for short sellers and active traders looking for oversold bargains for a half-year now. It appears the company now has a new…
courtesy of NBN at German WikipediaAltria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) may have given guidance on Tuesday of adjusted earnings per share of $2.35 to $2.41 for the full year for earnings growth of 6%…
ThinkstockYoga and athletic apparel maker Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) reported first quarter 2013 results after markets closed today. For the quarter the company reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.32 on revenue…
ThinkstockThe J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The food processor reported quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.29 on $1.34 billion…
ThinkstockThe wild success of SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ: SODA) has apparently had a predictable effect: the Israel-based company is reported to be targeted for a buyout by PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP). If the report…
ThinkstockVeriFone Systems Inc. (NYSE: PAY) reported adjusted second quarter 2013 results after markets closed today. The electronic payments company reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.42 on $430 million in non-GAAP revenues. In…
Dividend stocks have come under fire of late as investors have started paring down their equity investments, which may have been treated like bonds. The risk of rising interest rates may be just too…
By Steve Jurvetson CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) said this morning that the two had signed a multiyear, exclusive deal that will offer Viacom programming on Amazon’s…
ThinkstockThe competing bids from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) for Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) are once again the subject of dueling press releases. This time Crest Financial Ltd.…
ThinkstockNext Monday, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) kicks off its annual developer’s conference, and the company would dearly like to announce an Internet music service at the meeting. To that end, Apple is reported to…
ThinkstockWilliams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is in the news today, although not for the usual great news that the public has come to expect. The company’s Pottery Barn Kids has announced a product recall over…
ThinkstockSmithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) is seeing its shares surge this morning on news that it has received a big premium buyout offer. A Chinese firm called Shuanghui International Holdings, which is the is…
ThinkstockIf you are an investor or market observer who wants to invest in new initial public offerings (IPOs) around top retail brands, Coty is one you may have waited for. Now Coty’s IPO is…
Courtesy The Procter & Gamble Co.Old Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) chief executive A.G. Lafley will rejoin the company he used to run and replace CEO Bob McDonald. For Lafley to turn P&G around,…
courtesy of Groupon Inc.It may sound too good to be true, but one analyst remains firmly positive about the recovery of Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN). Even after a 150% recovery from the lows in…