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Barron's Picks And Pans: Chevron, Goldman Sachs, Progressive And More
Sunday, June 14, 2020 - 9:05am | 768This weekend's Barron's cover story features eight dividend stock picks for the pandemic era. Other featured articles look at what younger day traders are favoring and why some tech giants riding high. Also, the prospects for two financial giants, packaged food plays, specialty retailers...
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Campbell Soup's CEO On The 2 Phases Of Pandemic Sales
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - 2:35pm | 422Food company Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) reported third-quarter results Wednesday that were highlighted by double-digit growth in organic sales and 35% growth in core soup sales. Campbell Soup CEO Mark Clouse was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" to further...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Best Buy, Kansas City Southern, Salesforce And More
Sunday, September 2, 2018 - 9:31am | 682The cover story in this weekend's Barron's reviews what the sector overhaul could mean for the tech sector. Other featured articles examine the prospects for a railroad operator on the right track and a tech company trying out co-CEOs. Also, a specialty retailer gets no love and a food...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Altria, Apple, PepsiCo, Target And More
Saturday, March 10, 2018 - 4:55pm | 613This weekend's Barron's cover story shows what the shortage of workers means for employers and investors. Other featured articles examine the prospects for a European company that has hit on a winning formula and consumer staples stocks that are worth a look. "The Great Labor...
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Thanksgiving Earnings: Campbell Soup, Hormel Foods, Tyson Foods
Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 9:09pm | 756Three prominent food makers are on deck to report quarterly results this holiday week. Wall Street expectations vary for each of these earnings reports. A handful of other prominent companies are also on deck to report during this shortened trading week. Those looking forward to the Thanksgiving...
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High Hopes For Lululemon Earnings, Not So Much For Abercrombie
Sunday, August 28, 2016 - 11:40am | 652Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two apparel retailers. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from only one of them. Both have mixed track records recently with beating earnings estimates. The parade of quarterly results from big retailers is winding...
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Can Applied Materials Or Cisco Systems Offer Up An Earnings Surprise?
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 8:53am | 562Two industry leading tech companies are expected to take their turns on the earnings stage this week. Wall Street analysts are looking for some earnings growth, but smaller revenues from each of them. One of them has had a better record of exceeding consensus earnings estimates in recent quarters...
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Argus Research Analyst: 3G Capital Could Do A Lot With PepsiCo, Campbell
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 12:54pm | 135Speaking to Benzinga, Argus Research analyst John Staszak said that there is a lot Brazil-based 3G Capital could do with PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP). The Wall Street Journal has reported that 3G Capital is considering acquiring food and beverage companies, including PepsiCo. Staszak pointed out...
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3 Hot Takeover Targets In The Food And Beverage Industry
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 12:19pm | 694Coca-Cola's (NYSE: KO) announcement last week that it had acquired a $2.15 billion, 16.7 percent stake in Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST) pairs the biggest soda company in the world with the biggest energy drink brand in the United States. Investor Reaction Positive The deal, two years...
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Markets Lower As Geopolitical Uncertainty Continues
Monday, July 21, 2014 - 4:46pm | 2931U.S. stocks were lower as leaders from Britain, France, Germany and Canada have all made their respective countries position clear that Russia will face further sanctions if air investigators are not given full access to the crash site in Ukraine. Israel continued its ground offensive in the...
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Soup Sector Is Bullish Despite Bearish Results From Campbell Soup
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 9:49am | 416For investors, Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) offers unique insight into how Wall Street is valuing consumer preferences in food. Despite poor results from its most recent earnings report, it is up for the last week, month, quarter and year of market action. Why? Wall Street likes what it sees for...
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Market Wrap For May 20: Markets Sharply Lower On Fed Talk, Disappointing Earnings
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 4:42pm | 2471U.S. stocks declined following troubling words from a Federal Reserve official. In a speech delivered Tuesday, the Fed's Charles Plosser hinted that the Federal Reserve should reduce the pace of its asset purchases in measured steps but an increase in interest rates “may come sooner than many...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of May 19: More Big-Box Retailers
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 5:29pm | 985Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) kicked off earnings season for the big retailers last week with disappointing first-quarter results. Taking their turns on the earnings stage this week are Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and several more retailers. Below is a brief look at...
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Market Wrap For May 15: Bears Return In Full-Force As Dow Suffers Triple-Digit Point Loss
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 4:41pm | 2809U.S. stocks declined for the second straight day after investors and traders digested disappointing earnings from retailers and economic reports were disappointing. The Dow suffered a triple-digit point loss and declined one percent after the retailer giant Wal-Mart failed to "wow" investors....
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Market Wrap For February 14: Markets End The Week Positive
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 5:50pm | 2701U.S. stocks rose on Friday as investors were able to overlook some disappointing economic data as a result of cold weather. Major indices showed signs of strength today as the Nasdaq continues to inch towards historical all time highs of 5,135.52 recorded on March 10,2000. Today, the index hit...