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Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA) shares are rising after the company announced it has signed an agreement with Proctor & Gamble (NYSE: PG) to create a partnership that will combine both companies' over-the-counter medicine divisions. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the...

Looking to see what is working in the investment markets today and has a good probability of working in the future is a daunting task. No one really knows where the markets are going with true certainty, dear reader, the best anyone can do is make an educated guess. In order to guess one must have...

II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ: IIVI) shares moved up 1.08% to $47.85 at 10:10 am. The volume of IIVI shares traded was 168% higher than normal. IIVI's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 18.87%. TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS) shares rose 3.09% to $20.00. The volume of TRS shares traded was...

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) today announced the signing of a master agreement to create a partnership in consumer health care by bringing together both companies' existing over-the-counter medicines and complementary...

Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL), maintaining Hold. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "This morning, Colgate announced that it has reached an agreement with Unilever to purchase its Sanex personal care brand, which the company acquired from Sara...

Despite the run that the stock market has had in the last 6 months, there are still some very high quality companies offering very attractive yields. These are the kind of stocks that long-term conservative investors should be taking a very hard look at, as they should offer relatively safe,...

In today's UBS research summary, UBS ugraded AOL (NYSE: AOL) from Neutral to Buy, lowered Carnival's (NYSE: CCL) price target from $52 to $47, raised its Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) price target from $70 to $81, raised Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) from $44 to $47, and lowered its price target...

Oppenheimer & Co. has an Outperform rating and a $88 price target on shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD). In a note to clients, Oppenheimer writes, "We are raising our price target and estimates for Church & Dwight, owing to indications of improving developed market growth (>90%...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting new-home sales data. Crude oil prices surged above $105 a barrel. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 33 points to 11,988.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 3.90 points to 1,292.20. Futures for the...

Colgate (NYSE: CL) has agreed to sell its laundry detergent business in Colombia to Unilever for $215 million.

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) today announced that it has agreed to purchase the Sanex personal care brand from Unilever PLC for €672 million (approximately US$940 million). Sanex is a premium-priced personal care brand with a distinct positioning around healthy skin and strong market...

On CNBC's Fast Money, Stephen Weiss said that he wants to buy ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) on Tuesday. He explained that COP is the only energy stock that Warren Buffett has in his top 10 holdings. ConocoPhillips (COP) gained 2.92% on Monday, and it closed at $77.55. Tim Seymour recommended a long...

By CommoditiesMansion.com   Light Sweet Crude (CL) The CL had a lackluster performance today, after what was originally looking to be very bullish action. We have formed a shooting star on the daily chart at roughly the $102 area, which could be seen as minor resistance. It appears that...

By CommoditiesMansion.com   Light Sweet Crude (CL) The CL contract finished the week on a bearish tone as it printed a shooting star on Friday. However, this should be kept in context of what is going on – a massive bull market in oil. The commodity looks like it needs a rest, and it will...

Carl Icahn Exercises $40 Option on Clorox Corporation (NYSE: CLX).