Housewares & Specialties

For fiscal 2012, American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) expects revenue to grow approximately 5% compared to fiscal 2011. The Company expects cash flow from operating activities to fall within the range of $125 million to $145 million and capital expenditures between $45 million and $50 million...

US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting results from General Mills (NYSE: GIS) and home-sales data. The Greek parliament is scheduled to vote on the austerity measures. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 19 points to 12,160.00 and futures on the S&P...

Family Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) is projected to post its Q3 earnings at $0.95 per share on revenue of $2.17 billion. Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE: AYI) is estimated to report its Q3 EPS at $0.63 on revenue of $447.59 million. General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.52 on...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Monsanto Co (NYSE: MON) to report its Q3 EPS at $1.11 on revenue of $3.38 billion. MON shares rose 0.88% to $67.49 in the after-hours trading session. Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL) announced its plans to repurchase more than...

Among the stocks that are moving higher in the after hours session on Tuesday are Sealy Corp. (NYSE: ZZ), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CE) and Janus Capital Group (NYSE: JNS), Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS), and Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU). Sealy (ZZ) has jumped 6.40% to $2.66...

Sealy Corp. (NYSE: ZZ) released its second quarter earnings results after the closing bell. The company reported a net loss of $0.4 million or breakeven per share, compared to a profit of $0.8 million or $0.02 per share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted net income for the quarter was $0.8 million...

Shares of Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) gained about 7.2% after the company reported a 14% rise in its fourth-quarter profit. Nike reported its quarterly earnings at $594 million, or $1.24 per share, up from $522 million, or $1.06 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Its revenue surged 14% to $5.77 billion....

Today in Boston, several companies will be presenting at Oppenheimer's 11th Annual Consumer Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel. Below is a schedule of publicly-traded companies and their presentation times: 9:30am: Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) 10:05am: Pool Corp (NYSE: POOL)...

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Tuesday, June 28, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Tuesday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S. equity futures are trading slightly lower after posting gains yesterday. The U.S. dollar is trading...

US stock futures are slightly lower this morning. Greek Parliament is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the EUR28.4 billion, five-year austerity package. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 13 points to 11,977.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 1.80 points to 1,274.50....

Shaw Group Inc (NYSE: SHAW) is projected to post its FQ3 EPS at $0.68 on revenue of $1.69 billion. Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is estimated to report its FQ2 EPS at $0.38 on revenue of $134.08 million. Sealy Corporation (NYSE: ZZ) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.00 on...

Below are the top small-cap home furnishings & fixtures stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Natuzzi SpA (NYSE: NTZ) had $135.08 million in total cash and $28.80 million in total debt for the latest quarter. La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) had $115.26 million in total cash...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) reported a 14% rise in its fourth-quarter profit. Nike reported its quarterly earnings at $594 million, or $1.24 per share, up from $522 million, or $1.06 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Its revenue surged 14% to $...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with its report today on Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "While the housing and home-related product markets have been challenging, we are encouraged by what appears to be near bottoming...

American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) today announced a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share to be paid on July 25, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 13, 2011.