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Insider Selling Very Light as Topsy-Turvy Market Slows
One way to tell that summer is upon us is to take a look at the volumes that are generated in the market.
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Hormel Foods Corp
$21.28
▼ $2.43 (−10.25%) today
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Companies and Brands
Will Hormel Be Taken Seriously in Organic Meat With Applegate Buyout?
What are investors to think about news that Hormel will acquire Applegate Farms, a leading supplier of natural and organic meats?
Jon C. Ogg 11:10am ET
Companies and Brands
How Much Do Companies Really Have to Worry About Bird Flu?
Bird flu is making its way back into the news, and the fears of it spreading are carrying over into any companies with exposure to chickens, turkeys and the like.
8:20am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AK Steel, AEP, Duke, Qualcomm, Solazyme, Whole Foods and More
This Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include AK Steel, American Electric Power, Duke Energy, Qualcomm, Solazyme and Whole Foods.
4:31pm ET
Investing
6 Stocks That Avoided The Carnage On Thursday
Jon OggAny time you have a stock market where the S&P 500 is down 40 points (2.07%) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 334 points (1.97%), it is called a…
8:50am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcatel-Lucent, Apple, FireEye, JDSU Uniphase, Solar Stocks and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Tuesday, July 2, 2014. They include Alcatel-Lucent, Apple, FireEye, JDSU Uniphase and solar stocks.
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News
Panera Bread Makes a Clean Break Toward Sustainability
Both Panera Bread and Chipotle Mexican Grill have committed their companies to sourcing ingredients from only the most wholesome suppliers who've themselves promise to uphold certain standards.
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Investing
Credit Suisse Adds 10 New Stocks to Buy to Its Top Picks List
The equity strategists at Credit Suisse have used the sell-off to make some massive changes in their Top Picks list. Stocks are added in six sectors allowing a wide range of top…
8:35am ET
Investing
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: FedEx, Onyx, 3D Systems, YRC and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Monday, July 29, 2013. They include FedEx, Hormel, Potash Corp., 3D Systems and Whole Foods.
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Commodities & Metals
Corn Brings the Death of Food Inflation
ThinkstockIf you have been paying attention to consumer prices and producer prices of late, the drop in the price of oil and other energy related items has been keeping a very tight…
11:29am ET
Companies and Brands
Shareholder Attack of Smithfield Has Risks, but Merits Too (SFD, HRL, TSN)
ThinkstockSmithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) is trading higher on word that a top shareholder called Continental Grain Co. has sent a letter urging the company to consider strategic alternatives. These alternatives include…
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Retail
Berkshire-Heinz Merger Drives More Value to All Food Giants
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…
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Investing
Media Digest (11/19/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of NetflixNews Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) will buy a 49% interest in YES. (Reuters) Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) will pay $360 million to end its dispute with Lehman Bros. (Reuters) Cisco Systems…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — August 23, 2012: Markets Lose Ground on Weak Data (XOM, NOC, SWY, CS, WFM, HPQ, KKD, FLWS, BIG, HRL, JKS, ADSK, BEBE, CRM, SCVL, SOL, MSG, NOK, ROSG, JKS)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning and spent most of the day heading lower still. Economic data was mixed at best today, with the flash PMI number lower…
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Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — August 22, 2012: Markets Sluggish Before FOMC Minutes (BBY, ZNGA, CZR, CLWR, MOS, DELL, ADI, INTU, KTCC, WTSLA, AEO, CHS, TOL, GES, HPQ, KKD, FLWS, BIG, HRL, JKS, SRZ, EXPR)
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning after Japan reported an unexpected plunge in its exports in July (our coverage here). In Europe there was not economic news out…