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Kraft Heinz Has the Right Recipe for Growth
Large-cap food stocks are not known for their growth, but the top line performance for some of the biggest food companies has been disappointing. Consumers increasingly demand natural foods, and....
Constellation Brands Earnings: What to Watch
The stakes couldn't be higher heading into Constellation Brands' (NYSE: STZ) earnings release on Thursday, Oct. 5. After all, the alcoholic beverage giant's stock recently set a new high and is....
Can Rite Aid Stock Bounce Back After Last Week's 18% Drop?
Things keep getting even harder for investors in one of this year's biggest sinkers. Shares of Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) tumbled 18% last week after putting out disappointing quarterly results. Shares....
General Mills Takes Another Hit, and It's Not Just Cereal That's to Blame
In this segment from the Motley Fool Money radio show, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Motley Fool Pro and Options' Jeff Fischer discuss the....
Why Leveraged Oil Stocks are Bad Investments
This week's Industry Focus episodes are all about looking back on our mistakes and learning from them, and what better mistake to look back on than recommending a soon-to-be bankrupt company?In....
3 Dividend Stocks That Thrive in Market Crashes
Dividends are an important component of a fully thought out investment strategy during the best of times, but a critical one when things turn south and markets crash. They can be the lifeline that....
Better Buy: Starbucks Corporation vs. Coca-Cola
Few stocks have created more wealth for their long-term investors than Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). The coffee king and soda giant excel at turning caffeine into cash,....
Does Philip Morris International Really Want a Smoke-Free World?
For decades, Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) served smokers across the globe, first as the international division of its former corporate parent and more recently as an independent company.....
Can Rite Aid’s C-Suite Shake-Up Be Good News?
Only months after Rite Aid's (NYSE: RAD) planned merger with Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) disintegrated, Rite Aid's CEO Ken Martindale left the company to become the CEO of GNC Holdings,....
Better Buy: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. vs. Target
In one corner stands Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), heavyweight champ of the U.S. retail industry with nearly $500 billion in annual sales. In the other corner is Target (NYSE: TGT) -- an underdog....
Kroger Unveils Kitchen 1883 -- Should Investors Cheer or Jeer?
If you were a shareholder of Kroger (NYSE: KR) over the past year, you know it has not been a pleasant ride. The stock is down mightily as a result of a) food deflation and the accompanying....
McCormick Boosts Guidance Following RB Foods Acquisition
McCormick (NYSE: MKC) has cashed in on rising demand for spices and flavorings for foods, and a successful corporate strategy has made the company a leader in its niche. Consumers buy McCormick's....
Philip Morris International Makes $1 Billion Investment in Smoking Alternatives
Twenty years ago, cigarette maker Liggett Group upended the tobacco world when it broke ranks with the rest of the industry and agreed to settle a lawsuit with 22 states, becoming the first....
Artisans, Hipsters, and Suits
Earlier this month, consumer packaged-goods giant Nestle SA (NASDAQOTH: NSRGY) announced a deal to snap up a controlling stake in upscale coffee-purveyor Blue Bottle Coffee Company for a sum....
5 Essential Themes in PepsiCo's Upcoming Earnings
Through the first nine months of this year, PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) stock has turned in a credible performance, generating a total return of nearly 10%, which is just a few percentage points shy....
Anemic Earnings Sent Rite Aid's Shares Down Today
After Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) released a fiscal second-quarter report Thursday morning showing sales and adjusted net income that were lower year over year, shares of the drugstore chain tumbled, and....
5 Key Things You Need to Know From Rite Aid's Q2 Results
Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD), they did.The pharmacy chain's stock has taken a beating throughout 2017 with increasing uncertainty over a....
Why I Love Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Investors are a bit down on Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) these days. Shares are trailing the market as the consumer goods giant struggles through a period of slowing growth. Step back and take a....
5 Key Highlights From FedEx Corporation's Q1 Earnings Call
FedEx (NYSE: FDX) exited its 2017 fiscal year with strong earnings momentum, posting 14% growth in adjusted earnings per share for the full year. However, the package delivery giant stumbled out....
Time to Sell Intuit Stock? 1 Analyst Thinks So
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
3 Dividend Stocks That Thrive in Both Bull and Bear Markets
The stock market has been in a bull market for over eight years now, and it's only a matter of time before we see a bear market again. The problem is, no one knows when the bear market will come.....
How Much Do Retailers Actually Pay Hourly Workers?
Target (NYSE: TGT) made news earlier this week by making public plans to increase its minimum hourly wage for all employees to $11 in October. The chain also pledged to increase wages to a....
Payer Pushback Is Weighing Down Retail Pharmacy Stocks
Prescription volume is climbing at Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) and CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), yet growth rates at these pharmacy retailers are slowing. Why aren't retail pharmacies....
Has Anheuser-Busch Finally Had Its Fill of Craft Beer?
Too much of a good thing can be, well, too much. Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) has been chugging down so many pint-sized craft breweries that it is giving itself a bad hangover from the binge,....
McCormick & Company Earnings: 3 Things to Watch This Week
McCormick & Company (NYSE: MKC) is due to announce its fiscal third-quarter results before the market opens on Thursday, Sept. 28. Here are a few key trends investors should be watching in the....