Food processing giant ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) reported first quarter 2012 earnings before the markets opened this morning. Even after lowering expectations for EPS from $0.36 to $0.31,...
There is an ETF for just about everything, and now there is one geared solely around the consumption of food.  Global X Funds has launched yet another niche ETF with the lauch of the Global X Food...
Food producers have been battling rising commodity costs, higher fuel costs, and higher packaging costs by raising their prices. That appears to be working decently for ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG)...
The House of Mouse has recently settled a proxy battle between current CEO Bob Iger and activist shareholder Nelson Peltz, who was seeking a seat on Disney’s board and who objected to a number of...
Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) have reversed a forecast from just two weeks ago suggesting that corn, wheat and soybean prices would be higher due to reduced harvests this fall....
The companies we’re looking at today run the gamut from large farm and food products producers to the packaged goods makers that make the products on store shelves. It’s a wide range, for sure,...
We have several key companies reporting earnings this coming week.  While most will not be DJIA-moving stocks, there can have a large sector impact or can be volatile around earnings.  Nike Inc....
Raging fires and severe drought in Russia have led to the government imposing a temporary ban on wheat exports beginning August 15th. The country claims to have sufficient stocks, but cannot afford...
These are not the only analyst calls impacting stocks pre-market, but these are the top calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on:Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.Eastman...
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Tuesday, March 27, 2013. They include AOL, Bed Bath & Beyond,General Mills, Google and...
General Motors (NYSE: GM) is making a splash in the markets today after reporting better-than-expected first quarter earnings. GM, which beat on both the top and bottom lines, is being rewarded with...
Last fall, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) made a monumental move, announcing its acquisition of oil shale titan Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) for a staggering $59.5 billion in an...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning.Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late...
It is April Fools’ Day but we are not going to propagate any hoaxes.  What we do want to revisit is some of the great frauds which have originated outside of public companies and managed to harm...