Housewares & Specialties

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Ashland Inc (ASH) Big Lots Inc (BIG) Blyth Inc (BTH) Career Education Corp (CECO) Checkpoint Systems Inc (CKP) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ASHLAND INC (ASH): Free Stock Analysis Report BIG LOTS INC (BIG): Free Stock...

The broader markets are down slightly this morning, but there are a handful of stocks that making strong moves, one way or the other. Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is up around 15% on news that Bill Ackman is going to finance a $16 per share cash bid for the company, through Borders (NYSE: BGP)....

Jefferies lowers its estimates on Blyth, Inc. (NYSE: BTH) following continued weakness at Partylite US and across Europe. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "We now look for F2011E (Jan) EPS of $2.80, down -1.4% versus year-ago $2.84, and below our previous forecast for $2.95, which was also...

Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital is speaking at the Bloomberg 2010 Hedge Fund Conference and he is saying that Pershing is effectively a private equity firm, but Pershing doesn't buy control. It earns control of a company. He is saying that he has more sway because of turning a company...

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....

Cusick's Corner The data flow over the next 24 hours has the potential to add some additional volatility into these markets. Watching key support levels will be essential. Since the bulls are in control any tip below 1170 in the S&P would indicate that a temporary shift in momentum is upon...

Shares of Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO) are higher on the session by 0.44%, currently trading at $59.51. Put volume is currently running at 14.66x the average daily volume, with 0% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 6,965 put contracts have traded on the session, so far. Fortune Brands...

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that Tupperware (NYSE: TUP) Australia has upgraded to IBM POWER7 technology in time for this year's hectic Christmas sales rush.

We recently upgraded our rating on Shutterfly Inc. (SFLY), a leading provider of Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, from Neutral to Outperform. The rating was upgraded on a host of factors including better-than-expected third quarter results, seasonality of demand,...

We recently upgraded our rating on Shutterfly Inc. (SFLY), a leading provider of Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, from Neutral to Outperform. The rating was upgraded on a host of factors including better-than-expected third quarter results, seasonality of demand,...

Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) has expanded its facility in Pune, India that produces pressure-sensitive materials for labeling and packaging. With this expansion, the company's investment in India has reached the $50 million mark. The Pune facility, commissioned in 2008, is geared for...

Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) has expanded its facility in Pune, India that produces pressure-sensitive materials for labeling and packaging. With this expansion, the company's investment in India has reached the $50 million mark. The Pune facility, commissioned in 2008, is geared for...

New Home Sales in October fell by 8.1% from September to a dismal rate of 283,000. Relative to a year ago, sales are down 28.5. It's not like September was a strong month for new home sales, either -- the six lowest months on record (back to 1963) for new home sales, have all been in the last six...

New Home Sales in October fell by 8.1% from September to a dismal rate of 283,000. Relative to a year ago, sales are down 28.5. It's not like September was a strong month for new home sales, either -- the six lowest months on record (back to 1963) for new home sales, have all been in the last six...