Avon Products

As the corporate exodus from Russia faces increasing complications, multinational companies are finding themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. With the geopolitical situation intensifying, the business landscape for firms like Avon Products, Air Liquide (OTC:AIQUY), and Reckitt remains...

Two of the so-called FANG stocks offered up disappointing quarterly results last week. The other two FANG stocks are on deck to share their latest results this week. Wall Street analysts continue to look for strong earnings growth from both of them. The so-called FANG stocks were the momentum...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two automaker giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for strong earnings growth from both of them. However, estimates have been slipping for one and rising for the other. Expectations were already high for the latest earnings from...

Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) announced on Monday that it has reached an agreement with an investor group led by Barrington Capital, including NuOrion Partners and other investors who own more than 3 percent of the company. As part of the agreement, Barrington Capital has been granted the right...

While many market-movers have already posted their most recent quarterly results, there are plenty more earnings on tap this week. The most anticipated impending reports include those from rival soft drink giants The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP), only one of which is...

Lots more earnings are on tap this week, from social media giants like Facebook and Twitter to petroleum supermajors Exxon and Chevron, from major pharmaceutical makers Merck and Pfizer to consumer goods giants like Altria and Avon Products. Here is a quick look at what analysts are expecting from...

This weekend in Barron's online: the 2014 Midyear Roundtable, why most investing professionals are below average, as well as the prospects for Goodyear, Franklin Resources, Tribune Company, Electronic Arts, Southwest Airlines, Big Lots and more. Cover Story "2014 Midyear Roundtable -- Picking Up...

Among the struggling U.S.-based retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) saw significant upswings in short interest between the May 15 and May 30 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Best Buy and J.C. Penney swelled more...

This weekend in Barron's online: the Penta Quarterly and a profile of Barry Rosenstein, as well as the prospects for Avon Products, TD Ameritrade, Pitney Bowes and more. Cover Story "Jana Partners' Rosenstein" by Lawrence C. Strauss. How Barry Rosenstein rose from an Asher Edelman underling to...

The earnings crunch continues this week. Among the highlights will be scheduled quarterly reports from Exxon Mobil and Chevron, from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck, from Time Warner and Viacom, and also from Twitter. Early Thursday, Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) is expected to say that it had earnings...

Among the struggling U.S.-based retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant swings in short interest between the January 31 and February 14 settlement dates. Tuesday Morning and HHGregg also saw a double-digit increase in the number of...

U.S. stocks overcame mixed economic data and earning reports as the S&P 500 inches towards new all time highs and the Dow recorded an almost triple digit point gain. Jobless claims declined less than expected while consumer prices met expectations and rose slightly. Data from the...

In the final two weeks of January, when it had become clear how the holiday shopping season had shaken out and the markets seemed to be undergoing a correction, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP),GameStop (NYSE: GME) and Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) saw significant upswings in short interest. Other struggling...