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The markets closed with modest gains, yesterday, drifting away from any further late-day sell-off that had affected stocks in the last few days. The indices ended on a winning side, helped by positive economic data and higher profit outlook from package shipper FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX).   The...

The markets closed with modest gains, yesterday, drifting away from any further late-day sell-off that had affected stocks in the last few days. The indices ended on a winning side, helped by positive economic data and higher profit outlook from package shipper FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX).   The...

Oppenheimer & Co. has a Outperform rating and a $70 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). In a note sent to clients, Oppenheimer writes, "PG management provided a bullish outlook at the company's Analyst Day in Cincinnati Thursday, outlining both its sales growth and margin...

Citi Investment Research has a Buy rating and a $69 price target on shares of Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG). In a note sent to clients, Citi writes, "While PG's plan to expand its business into new markets will likely prevent it from being one of the fastest EPS growth stories in the group (as...

Goldman Sachs has a $75 price target and a Buy rating on shares of Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG). In a note sent to clients, Goldman writes, "White space expansion is bigger than we expected. P&G laid out explicit plans to grow its footprint significantly over the next five years...

Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) is trading up 1.59% today. Shares last traded at $64.65, up from $63.64 at yesterday's close.

Shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ENR) are currently up 6.8% at $74.63 per share during Thursday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc has been between $70.18 and $75.08 per share. The consensus price target of analysts covering the company's stock...

Investors traded in-the-money calls in Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) on Wednesday, possibly in anticipation of strong holiday shopping numbers from the retailer leading the way for a stronger 2011. For the most part, the retailer has enjoyed steady sales growth this year, posting same-store sales increases in...

We downgrade Energizer Holdings Inc. (ENR) to Neutral from our previous Outperform rating and lower our price target to $74.00, following the company's dismal fourth quarter 2010 results. We expect the first half of 2011 to remain weak. Energizer is one of the largest manufacturers and...

We downgrade Energizer Holdings Inc. (ENR) to Neutral from our previous Outperform rating and lower our price target to $74.00, following the company's dismal fourth quarter 2010 results. We expect the first half of 2011 to remain weak. Energizer is one of the largest manufacturers and...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research report and it gives some options trading ideas. Goldman writes to buy the Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) $65 calls ahead of its analyst day tomorrow. Goldman also says to buy Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) options ahead of earnings. Another trade that Goldman gives is...

Cusick's Corner The market finished the day unchanged after a negative reaction to the Fed announcement. For technicians and market watchers, the current picture looks a little toppy and the expectation that this positive trend will continue is getting a little extreme. There has not been that “...

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) today announced the appointment of Susan Desmond-Hellmann, 53, Chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, to its board of directors. The appointment was made effective December 13, 2010.

The Board of Directors of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) today declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.16 per share of the Company's Common Stock and $0.12 per share of the Company's Class B Stock.

WD-40 Company (Nasdaq: WDFC) today announced that its board of directors declared on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 the regular quarterly dividend of $.27 per share, payable January 31, 2011 to stockholders of record on January 7, 2011. WD-40 Company also announced that at its regularly scheduled...