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Companies Blame Europe for Bad Earnings: Deja vu All Over Again
It is not surprising to hear companies, in different industries, blaming the European crisis as the culprit for their poor earnings performance during the second quarter of 2012. Last May, our...
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Should Value Investors Change their Style? Tom Russo vs Mohnish Pabrai
The tech and real estate bubble bursts in the past decades have led to changes in investment styles, and ways of risk assessments. While there are some investors who learn from the changing times, and...
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Hormel To Buy Skippy Peanut Butter Brand For $700 Million
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) has agreed to purchase the Skippy peanut butter brand from Unilever plc (NYSE:UL). Hormel said in a statement that the deal is worth around $700 million. The...
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Earnings Preview: Unilever, Safeway, Revlon, Rayonier, Raytheon
Thursday, April 25, 2013 is a big day for quarterly earnings as Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL), Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY), Revlon Inc (NYSE:REV), Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) and Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN)...
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Procter & Gamble New CEO: Analysts React
Yesterday after market close, The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced A.G. Lafley is rejoining the company as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr....
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Consumer Staples: Is the Valuation Premium Worth it? [ANALYSIS]
The Consumer Staples sector consists of companies that provide essential products. In other words, Consumer Staples are products that people cannot or are unwilling to do without. As a result of the...
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Tom Russo Buys Dominion, Eaton, PIMCO; Boosts GE, Unilever, WFC
The portfolio of Tom Russo’s Gardner Russo & Gardner showed that its assets under management (AUM) are worth $8, 570,738,000 based on its 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
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Nestle Looks To Cut Some Of Its 8,000 Brands [REPORT]
Vevey, Switzerland-based Nestle SA (VTX:NESN) (ETR:NESR), maker of everything from coffee and frozen pizza to baby formula and bottled water, is “actively looking” at its brands and seeking to identify...
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Unilever sales hit by emerging markets slowdown
Unilever sales hit by emerging markets slowdown (via AFP) Anglo-Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever, seen as a bellwether for global consumer spending, warned on Tuesday of slowdown in sales...
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Markel Buys Unilever, Graham Holdings, Target
Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) revealed in its fourth quarter 13F filing that it added 8 new stocks to its portfolio, bought more shares of 35 stocks, exited 6 stocks and reduced holdings in 35 stocks....
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Irish Companies Answer The Call At MWC
A number of Irish Companies made waves at the 2014 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of February. The trade show is the biggest of its type in the telecoms sector and attracted more than...
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Lansdowne Makes Massive Bet Against Huge Consumer Discretionary
Lansdowne is likely counting on Unilever to lag in emerging markets, which drives more than half of its salesLansdowne Partners, one of London’s largest hedge funds, is known for putting big bets...
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Russo Still Likes Berkshire, Tobacco, Mastercard, Wells Fargo
Staples remain in $10 billion portfolio while investing themes emergeThomas Russo of Gardner Russo & Gardner sits atop a $6 billion stock portfolio and has added major names. Russo Traditional...
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Markel Buys CVS Caremark, Cisco Systems, Exits IBM, Amazon
Thomas Gayner and Markel Asset Management submitted their first quarter 13F with few surprises on Thursday. The fund added to 27 positions of the 105 equities they are now holding while taking...
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Companies Blame Europe for Bad Earnings: Deja vu All Over Again
It is not surprising to hear companies, in different industries, blaming the European crisis as the culprit for their poor earnings performance during the second quarter of 2012. Last May, our...
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Should Value Investors Change their Style? Tom Russo vs Mohnish Pabrai
The tech and real estate bubble bursts in the past decades have led to changes in investment styles, and ways of risk assessments. While there are some investors who learn from the changing times, and...
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Ten Companies That Control Almost Everything…. [INFOGRAPHIC]
All the biggest product brands in the world are owned by a handful of corporations. Food, cleaning products, banks, airlines, cars, media companies…all in their hands. These graphics show how...
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Big Business Making Big Investments In Climate Change
More than ever before, corporate CEOs are publicly acknowledging the validity of climate science, and major companies are committing resources to adaptation and mitigation efforts. In an interview with...
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New Tesco CEO Steps In Early
Shares of Tesco PLC (TSCO) slumped as much as 7% at the London Stock Exchange after the company again issued a profit warningTesco PLC (LON:TSCO) will have a new CEO starting Monday—a month earlier...
View ArticleKeurig Green Mountain Inc (GMCR) By The Cup Or Carafe
By The Cup or By The Carafe: GMCR Surges by Hiland Doolittle, Capital Cube Late last week, Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASDAQ:GMCR) revealed more stunning distribution partnerships and topped off the...
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