Household Products

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) delivered disappointing fourth-quarter 2010 results with top line continuing its sluggish performance and bottom line swinging to a loss. We witnessed a weak Garden Products segment, with sales falling 17% due to soft demand and lower prices. However, the...

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) delivered disappointing fourth-quarter 2010 results with top line continuing its sluggish performance and bottom line swinging to a loss. We witnessed a weak Garden Products segment, with sales falling 17% due to soft demand and lower prices. However, the...

Leading cleaning and sanitation products company Ecolab Inc (ECL) has completed its acquisition of Australian cleaning and hygiene products maker Cleantec for an undisclosed price. The Minneapolis-based company announced the deal in September 2010. Cleantec, a unit of Brisbane-based diversified...

Leading cleaning and sanitation products company Ecolab Inc (ECL) has completed its acquisition of Australian cleaning and hygiene products maker Cleantec for an undisclosed price. The Minneapolis-based company announced the deal in September 2010. Cleantec, a unit of Brisbane-based diversified...

This screen here is useful for finding those stocks starting to catch some momentum to the upside. This is similar to its sister-screen that I call "Stocks That Are Breaking Down" (but just the exact opposite). For a day like we are seeing today, it is useful to see those stocks that could benefit...

Citi published its update yesterday on Energizer Holdings (NYSE: ENR) following ENR's 10-K filing. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "The AGA Medical acquisition is accretive to STJ's top-line growth rate, as this business had been growing in the low-double-digit range compared to our previously...

Below are the top cleaning product stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Clorox Company (The) (NYSE: CLX) has a dividend yield of 3.50%. CLX's shares closed at $61.80 yesterday. Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) has a dividend yield of 1.40%. SCL's shares closed at $70.56...

It seemed like investors were just not concerned with bad news plaguing the economy. Wednesday proved to be a complete contrast as traders turned their focus on domestic economic data, brushing aside eurozone worries and tensions in the Korean peninsula. The rally helped markets recoup all of...

It seemed like investors were just not concerned with bad news plaguing the economy. Wednesday proved to be a complete contrast as traders turned their focus on domestic economic data, brushing aside eurozone worries and tensions in the Korean peninsula. The rally helped markets recoup all of...

Whether you like the new health care plan or hate the new health care plan, most people would agree that health will be a growing business during the next twenty years, with the baby boomers moving to an age where medical care and medicine becomes ubiquitous. Income investors who are looking for...

Below are the top specialty chemical stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Williams Partners LP (NYSE: WPZ) has a dividend yield of 5.90%. WPZ's shares closed at $46.80 yesterday. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE: ODC) has a dividend yield of 2.90%. ODC's shares closed...

Leading cleaning and sanitation products company Ecolab Inc (ECL) has introduced its latest dry conveyor lubricant dubbed DryExx GS, designed for glass packaging on stainless steel or mixed conveyors used in the food and beverage processing plants and breweries. DryExx GS is the latest addition...

Leading cleaning and sanitation products company Ecolab Inc (ECL) has introduced its latest dry conveyor lubricant dubbed DryExx GS, designed for glass packaging on stainless steel or mixed conveyors used in the food and beverage processing plants and breweries. DryExx GS is the latest addition...

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...