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Stocks Firmer As Bulls Enticed By Last Week's Drubbing - Ford's Beat Helps Lift Mood

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:31:30 GMT

Stock futures continue to point to a higher start to a week loaded with earnings and economic data. There are no early economic reports, but ISM manufacturing data and construction spending are due for release at 10 a.m. ET.[More...]

Options Intelligence Report : Options Activity Analysis For XRX, SLE, AMGN, ESI, EBAY, FFIV, SLE

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:14:46 GMT

Today's tickers: XRX, SLE, AMGN, ESI, EBAY, FFIV & SLE[More...]

BioMed News Bytes: Angiotech, BioSante, HGSI

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:50:12 GMT

On 10/19/09, Angiotech Pharma (NASDAQ: ANPI) received notice from the FDA that Bio-Seal is a Class III medical device that requires Pre-Market Approval (PMA) for marketing clearance by the Agency.[More...]

Unilever Buys Sara Lee Arm For $1.9 Billion As Part Of Emerging Market Expansion

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:58:39 GMT

Anglo-Dutch Unilever PLC/AG (NYSE ADR: UL, UN) on Friday made an aggressive play to expand its brand portfolio by purchasing the personal care arm of U.S.-based Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE). Unilever will pay $1.87 billion (1.28 billion euros) in cash for the business, which includes brands like Sanex and Radox. The acquisition is expected to strengthen the company’s position in skin care and deodorants in Western Europe, and build the brands in emerging markets.[More...]

Wall Street Declines On Disappointing Data, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Tumbles

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:33:42 GMT

US stocks slumped for the third consecutive session Friday as disappointing durable goods and housing data rattled investors. Research In Motion's weaker-than expected quarterly results and guidance also pressurized stocks.[More...]

Hot Stocks Of The Day: KBH, SLE, FINL, TXT, TIBX

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:46:30 GMT

US stocks fell on Friday as weaker than expected durable goods orders data and housing data rekindled worries about economic recovery.[More...]

Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) Could Win Investors Confidence

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:15:00 GMT

Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever Plc is acquiring the global body care and European detergents businesses of US-based Sara Lee Corp. in a cash deal worth E1.275 bn ($1.88 bn), or 1.7x annual sales. The proposed transaction is expected to be closed during CY2010.[More...]

US Stock Futures Decline On Weak Durable Goods Orders Data, Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) Eyed

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:44:02 GMT

US stock futures slipped on Friday after a government release showed that durable goods orders unexpectedly fell 2.5% in August.[More...]

S&P 500 Stocks

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT

The S&P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,[More...]

Sara Lee Could Thin Down Offerings

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:54:00 GMT

The Sara Lee Corporation (SLE) announced today that are entertaining offers for its Household and Body Care Business, after reportedly receiving expressions of interest. The company has said that it will evaluate strategic alternatives, including the option to divest the business. The household and body care division brought in about 12% of revenue during the 2006 fiscal year, but has grown as a percentage of overall revenue since then to 15% this year. Sales did show signs of weakness in the second half of the year due to dropping volumes and foreign exchanges challenges. According to the [More...]

Closing of Hanesbrands Plant Seen As Inevitability, Accepted

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:47:00 GMT

Nov. 1--In the beginning, the onslaught of numbers seemed an affront, a fist-shaking outrage.
Twelve domestic plants closed, and thousands of jobs scuttled -- more than 5,000 in North Carolina, close to 2,500 here in Forsyth County.
A partial hit list: 610 jobs lost at the South Stratford Road plant in March 2007, 720 jobs gone from a plant in Eden in September 2008, and another 440 in Winston-Salem in April.

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Stocks Firmer As Bulls Enticed By Last Week's Drubbing - Ford's Beat Helps Lift Mood

Options Intelligence Report : Options Activity Analysis For XRX, SLE, AMGN, ESI, EBAY, FFIV, SLE

BioMed News Bytes: Angiotech, BioSante, HGSI

Unilever Buys Sara Lee Arm For $1.9 Billion As Part Of Emerging Market Expansion

Wall Street Declines On Disappointing Data, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Tumbles

Hot Stocks Of The Day: KBH, SLE, FINL, TXT, TIBX

Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) Could Win Investors Confidence

US Stock Futures Decline On Weak Durable Goods Orders Data, Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) Eyed

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Sara Lee Could Thin Down Offerings

Closing of Hanesbrands Plant Seen As Inevitability, Accepted

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