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Companies and Brands
Why the Buffett Role in Kraft Heinz Matters So Much
Perhaps it was one of those marriages that was inevitable. That is what the announced merger between Kraft Foods and H.J. Heinz seems to amount to.
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9:10am ET
Investing
Insider Buying in Energy Ramps Up as Market Continues Higher
One thing we have noticed as the market has crept steadily higher this year is that insider buying has never hit a wall.
9:10am ET
Investing
Huge Blue-Chip Purchases Highlight Recent Insider Buying
The insider buying data that hit our screens this week showed not only a marked increase in the trade size, but also in the dollar values.
5:32pm ET
Investing
Meet the 2015 Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Stocks
courtesy of WhiteHouse.govBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has made its quarterly filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission for its holdings as of December 31, 2014. For all practical purposes, this filing is…
8:15am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AEP, BHP, GE, Incyte, 3M, Tyco, Under Armour and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations covered by 24/7 Wall St. for Wednesday, September 17, 2014.
6:29am ET
Special Report
Companies That Control the World’s Food
ThinkstockThe agriculture and food production industry employed more than one billion people as of last year, or a third of the global workforce. While the industry is substantial, a relatively small number of companies…
3:44pm ET
Companies and Brands
Cost-Cutting Is How Food Processors Aim to Grow
In its outlook for the 2015 fiscal year, General Mills is looking to "accelerate topline growth" by introducing new products and increasing its supply-chain cost saving efforts by reducing expenses.
9:10am ET
Companies and Brands
Hillshire Brands Bidding War: Patience Paying Off for Sara Lee Investors
It's been two years since the old Sara Lee business was broken up, but as the bidding war over Hillshire Brands proves, there was a lot of pent up value in the…
3:04pm ET
Companies and Brands
World’s Largest Food Producers Also Among World’s Largest Polluters
ThinkstockIf the world’s 10 largest food producers were a country, that country would be the world’s 25th largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs), pumping out more pollutants than Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and…
8:15am ET
Retail
Why You Should Expect Higher Coffee Prices Ahead
The futures price of coffee has basically doubled since early November, leaving one to ask how long can, say, Starbucks go on until it has to boost retail prices. Or Keurig Green…
7:30am ET
Companies and Brands
Nelson Peltz Renews Push for Pepsi Breakup
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…
10:40am ET
Companies and Brands
Nelson Peltz Gets Seat on Mondelez Board, Backs Off Push for Pepsi Merger
Activist investor Nelson Peltz was named to the board of snack food company Mondelez Tuesday, likely to avoid a proxy fight, and he says that he is no longer pushing for a…
8:20am ET
Investing
J.P. Morgan Sees Nine Value Stocks Outperforming Growth Stocks in 2014
In a new research report, the equity strategy team at J.P. Morgan has come up with outside-the-box ideas for investors that we have not seen from other big Wall Street houses. They…
7:05am ET
Companies and Brands
Mondelez Sells SnackWell’s Stake
Mondelez International, the snack food business recently spun off from Kraft Foods, will sell its controlling interest in its SnackWell's cookie and cracker business to private equity firm Brynwood Partners, which last…
4:14pm ET
Companies and Brands
This Mondelez Buyback Matters, on the Back of Starbucks
ThinkstockMondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is still relatively lesser known than it when it was all a part of Kraft, but investors have racked up gains if they remained. The shares hit a…