Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) has just filed a shelf registration that would allow the international tobacco giant to sell debt securities and warrants to purchase debt securities. As this will be the…
If you have followed shares of Revlon, Inc. (NYSE: REV), you already know what a long-term let down this stock has been. Despite years of having top models pedal its wares, it’s stock has…
Goldman Sachs has made some changes in coverage to its consumer products universe. The bulge bracket brokerage firm favors Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) and Colgate-Polmolive Co. (NYSE: CL) and gave both companies some…
One of the things that has kept some consumers from buying an Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone is that it only runs on AT&T’s (NYSE: T) 2.5G network. That makes the device’s connection to the…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer discussed Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) and its soon to be break-up where Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) will be on its own. It sounded like…
Several brands which were extremely powerful during the last few decades are about to disappear. Many of them no longer drive big sales. Some are a part of companies that are in trouble. Some…
Bare Escentuals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BARE) may be one sweet spot that is at least partially immune from the ups and downs of consumer spending. Today we are getting word out of Lazard Capital Markets…
Loews Corporation (NYSE:LTR) has approved a plan to spin off its entire ownership interest in Lorillard, Inc. to holders of its Carolina Group (NYSE: CG) stock and Loews common stock in a tax free…
It’s of no surprise when you see a furniture maker or anything at all tied to "in home buying" very weak. But some of these sell-offs go from mild, to bad, to outright atrocious. …
Consumers International give out annual prizes for the world’s worst products. Perhaps someone from Coca-Cola (KO) showed up a the award dinner to collect its prize. According to the AFP news agency, one award…
Nike (NKE) is buying soccer shoe company Umbro for $583 million. That may seen like a modest deal for the world’s largest athletic apparel company, but it will have to make a lot more.…
Sandisk (SNDK) has its own solution for moving content from the PC to the TV. Companies from Intel (INTC) to Microsoft (MSFT) have been working on this problems for years. Apple (AAPL) TV is…
Is it more surprising that Elizabeth Arden (NASDAQ:RDEN) launched the new Britney Spears "believe" fragrance, or is it more surprising that Arden launched it with the Britney Spears name on it? This is the…
If you follow beverage stocks or follow alcohol and beer stocks very much, you certainly saw the huge gains today seen in Canadian ADR’s of Molson Coors (NYSE:TAP). Shares rose some 10% on four-times…
It is hard to imagine that Mattel (MAT), under pressure for recalls of toys from Chinese factories, would apologize to the Chinese government, but it has. According to Reuters, a senior company official said…