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Whole Foods' CEO John Mackey on CNBC: "I Believe in Free Enterprise Capitalism"
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 4:19pm | 357Read More...Whole Foods' (NASDAQ: WFM) co-CEO John Mackey was on CNBC on Friday afternoon to talk about his book "Conscious Capitalism." Amazon.com reviewers give the book three and a half stars. The essential point that Mackey said his book makes is that there is a better way to do business than just...
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Barron's Recap (5/12/12): The Memory-Foam Mattress Industry, Facebook's IPO
Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 8:10am | 946Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the pros and cons of memory-foam mattresses and the prospects for Facebook's IPO and for aircraft maker Embraer and semiconductor testing equipment maker ChipMOS. Cover Story "Sex or Sleep?" by Miriam Gottfried. Sales of memory-foam mattresses have surged as more...
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Kraft Foods and Whole Foods to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 7:26am | 704Read More...The Dow closed up less than 1%, Nasdaq and S&P 500 more than 1%, yesterday, and plenty of stocks rose to new 52-week highs in the trading session. Among them were Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) and Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM), which reached multiyear highs of $38.82 and $78.29 per share,...
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Shopping for Grocery Store Stocks
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 4:53pm | 765Read More...Memorial Day weekend is almost upon us, the traditional start of the summer season. So it must be time to stock up for picnics and barbeques. Good for the supermarkets, right? But with the specter of rising foods costs, is this actually good time to consider supermarket stocks? Below is a quick...
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Whole Foods Reports Earnings; Shares Soar
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 4:10pm | 139Read More...Shares of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) are spiking higher after-hours, currently up by 7.20% to $43.15. The company substantially raised guidance for the year, as well as the up coming quarter. Comp sales for Q2 were up 8.7%. The company reported EPS of $0.39 on $2.11 billion in revenue. The...
