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The earnings season is winding down. Most of the S&P 500 have reported fourth-quarter results, and the good news is that earnings beats have outnumbered earnings misses. Here is a quick rundown of what analysts expect from some of this week's most prominent quarterly reports. America Movil...

There is much to be said for defensive stocks like Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), and Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), among others. Every portfolio needs stocks that will rise with the market, but provide a bulwark in a correction or bear market. For Campbell Soup, there are three...

The focus is on retail as the as the crucial holiday shopping season is set to get underway. Last week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) offered weak third-quarter results, while Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) turned in earnings beats. Plenty more retailers are on deck this...

This weekend in Barron's online: the looming economic calamity if entitlement spending is not reined in, as well as the prospects for AMC Networks, Prem Watsa and more. Cover Story "What, Me Worry?" by Gene Epstein. Unless Washington stops dithering, says this week's cover story in Barron's, the...

Quarterly reports from Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) will highlight an otherwise pretty quiet week on the earnings front as the quarter winds down. Here is a quick look at expectations from those two reports, as well as those from Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Brown-...

The start of the retail earnings season last week was a mixed bag. Quarterly results from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) ranged from so-so to disappointing, while J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) posted a larger-than-expected net loss. Macy's (NYSE: M) was the standout,...

Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), which some have speculated could be a takeover candidate for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A), is scheduled to report its third-quarter fiscal 2013 results Monday, May 20, before the markets open. Investors will be watching for updates about several...

A new study by the Hudson Institute shows that incorporating more low-calorie items into a restaurant’s menu doesn’t just help address the nation’s growing obesity problem, it also helps grow the restaurant’s bottom line. It’s what Wall Street and healthcare experts like to call a “win-win.”...

Quarterly reports from General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Deere (NYSE: DE) will be among the highlights on the earnings front this week. The consensus forecast for the former calls for fourth-quarter earnings per share (EPS) to be more than 23 percent higher than a year ago to $0.51 per share. The...

Here is a quick look at three international stocks -- Gruma SAB (NYSE: GMK), SodaStream International (NASDAQ: SODA) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) -- that have double-digit returns on equity and double-digit long-range earnings per share (EPS) growth forecasts. Each is up more than 15%...

This weekend in Barron's online: the world's two biggest smartphone makers spar in court, and the prospects for Lear, Leucadia, Sparton and Wyndham Worldwide. Cover Story "Grudge Match" by Kopin Tan. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics, the world's two biggest smartphone makers,...

Perhaps it is apropos to hear from some processed food giants this week, leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Last Friday J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) posted in line second-quarter results. Tyson Foods is scheduled to share its fiscal fourth-quarter results first thing Monday...

After J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) posted higher fiscal second-quarter results and lifted its outlook on Friday, more big food processing companies are on the schedule to share earnings this week leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. They are Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), H.J....

UPDATE: Campbell Soup reported Tuesday morning and exceeded expectations. Shares traded up almost 10%. Things will be quiet on the earnings front again this holiday-shortened week. The most prominent quarterly reports on the schedule are those from Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB), which is expected to...

This weekend in Barron's online: the booming vegetable and fruit juice market, as well as a return to the gold standard, the prospects for Calpine, Canon and John Bean Technologies, and more. Cover Story "Drink Up!" by Robin Goldwyn Blumenthal. The consumption of super-premium vegetable juices in...