Consumer Staples

Dole Foods (NASDAQ: DOLE) trades over 8% higher in pre-market trading. Universal Display Corp (NASDAQ: PANL) trades over 5% higher after the company said it has entered into a technology license agreement with Panasonic Idemitsu OLED Lighting Co. Central European Distribution Corp (NASDAQ: CEDC)...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced that Starbucks coffee K-Cup Portion Packs for the Keurig Single Cup Brewing system will be available throughout grocery stores and specialty retailers in the U.S. starting in November 2011. Starbucks is the exclusive licensed super-premium coffee...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting consumer confidence data and the minutes of the recent Federal Open Market Committee. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 59 points to 11,458.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 7.70 points to 1,200.40. Nasdaq 100...

Below are the top farm products stocks on the NYSE in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Teavana Holdings Inc (NYSE: TEA) is 19.40%. TEA's revenue for the same period is $133.87 million. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Adecoagro SA (NYSE: AGRO)...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) to report its Q2 EPS at $0.48 on sales of $3.54 billion. DG shares surged 2.93% to $34.78 in after-hours trading. Winn-Dixie Stores Inc (NASDAQ: WINN) reported a 48% decline in its...

CNBC Fast Money's Scott Nations said on the show that a recent negative options action in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) makes him worried about the stock. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) gained 0.82%, and closed at $98.71. Jon Najarian thinks that NetApp Inc. (...

Synutra International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYUT) today announced Donghao Yang has resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer to pursue another professional opportunity, effective immediately. Weiguo Zhang, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer since 2005, will serve as interim...

Shares of Central European Distribution (NASDAQ: CEDC) are moving higher today; currently, shares are up by 43.33%, trading at $7.84. The stock has been moving lower for the past three months and was trading below the 20-day and 50-day moving averages. Central European Distribution is off to the...

Shares of Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE: RAH) are higher on the session by 1.16%, currently trading at $86.52. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the...

Shares of Lorillard (NYSE: LO) are higher on the session by 1.69%, currently trading at $111.97. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the September...

Shares of Smithfield Foods (NYSE: SFD) are higher on the session by 4.02%, currently trading at $21.22. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the...

Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME) announced today that its Reedville, Virginia facility has suffered no material property damages from Hurricane Irene. All of the Company's fishing vessels, its fish processing plant and its Health and Science Center were unharmed except for minor problems...

The markets are sharply higher again today. A mega reversal took place on Friday and solidified choppy upside through the Labor Day holiday weekend. The markets have now had three higher pivot lows since the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) hit the low of $110.27 on August 9th, 2011. These higher...

Shares of Jones Soda Co (NASDAQ: JSDA) gained about 4.5% after the company announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer Michael O'Brien. Shares of Energy Partners (NYSE: EPL) rose about 4.7% after the company's Board of Directors authorized a program for the repurchase of shares of its...

Scotia Capital is out with its report today on Coca-Cola FEMSA (NYSE: KOF), maintaining Sector Outperform. In its report, Scotia Capital writes, "KOF's new corporate structure will merge its Mexico and Central America divisions into a single reporting line, which will be headed by Mr. Ernesto...