courtesy ConAgra Foods Inc.ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The food processor and packager reported quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share…
Paul Ausick June 26, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following the final reading on first quarter U.S. GDP growth, which came in lower than expected, but investors apparently believe that the…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after yesterday’s bloodbath. There was no economic data of note released today in either Asia or the U.S. In Europe, the eurozone’s current account surplus…
ThinkstockFruit and vegetable producer Dole Food Company Inc. (NYSE: DOLE) could be on its way to becoming a privately held company again. The company’s chairman and chief executive, David Murdock, has offered…
ThinkstockOver the past month, interest rates have bounced off of their 2013 lows, with the U.S. 10-year yield quickly rising from 1.66% to more than 2.20%. This has been a negative for…
U.S. equity markets opened very slightly higher this morning but it was all downhill from there. The U.S. jobs report from ADP came in weaker than expected and cast a shadow of…
ThinkstockConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) reported fiscal third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The food processor and packager reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.55 on revenues of…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following better-than-expected reports on eurozone PMI. The improvements still did not push eurozone country PMI readings into the expansion area, and the EU’s statistical branch,…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe stock market has come a long way since the dark days of March 2009. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been up 10 days in a row.…
ThinkstockPackaged food giant ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) completed its $4.95 billion acquisition of private-label food maker Ralcorp late last month, and today the company told an analysts’ conference that 2013 will…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockThe Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) $28 billion buyout of H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) is already all over the news. What investors need to consider now is how this impacts other…
ThinkstockMany areas come into play when looking for stocks to add to a portfolio. Smart investors look for good earnings, dividends and solid growth prospects. In other words, strong fundamentals. One other…
ThinkstockYou gotta eat (and drink)! If investors follow their mouths in 2013 there are some handy rewards headed their way. That is the opinion of Bank of America/Merrill Lynch after it released…
ThinkstockRatings agency Standard & Poor’s has cut its ratings on debt for ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) from BBB to BBB- following the company’s announcement that it would finance its $6.8 billion…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened flat to higher again this morning following the third revision to U.S. GDP growth in the third quarter and the report on new claims for unemployment benefits (more…
