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The Clorox Co. (CLX) posted a marginal decline in first-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings, slipping to 98 cents a share from 99 cents in the year-ago quarter and also lagged behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.13.  Clorox's net sales during the quarter declined 3.0% year over year to $1.27...

Even if you haven't owned a stock for fifty years and even if you haven't lived for fifty years, it is nice to know that there are companies that have rewarded their shareholders with annual dividend increases for over fifty. According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which has posted a list of over...

Oppenheimer is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Outperform rating on Clorox (NYSE: CLX): it has a price target of $70.00 on the stock, down from $75.00. The Oppenheimer analysts cited the company's recently reported quarterly earnings results, which were...

Energizer Holdings Inc. (ENR) reported fourth quarter 2010 non-GAAP earnings of 81 cents per share, well below the Zacks Consensus of 95 cents, based on weak revenue growth in the quarter. Including charges and one-time items, earnings came in at $1.20 per share in the quarter, well above the...

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ENR) announced that Richard A. Liddy has decided to retire from the Board of Directors, effective as of November 5, 2010. Mr. Liddy has served as a director since Energizer's spin-off from Ralston Purina Company in 2000.

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The Clorox Company's (CLX) MACD indicator has moved into bearish territory with a reading of -0.0414. The Zacks #4 Rank (“Sell”) stock decreased slightly to $66.34 in afternoon trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for the year ending June 2011 has decreased by 7 cents over...

Stocks had a mixed finish on Monday as investors avoided taking chances ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting and the mid-term elections. A surprise jump in October manufacturing activities in China and the U.S. gave stocks some initial boost but the rally faded as investors, already...

Energizer Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: ENR), today announced results of its fourth quarter ended September 30, 2010.  Net earnings for the quarter were $84.8 million, or $1.20, per diluted share, versus net earnings of $37.1 million, or $0.53 per diluted share in the fourth fiscal quarter of...

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today announced that Sue Dodsworth has been named as the company's vice president, global diversity officer, reporting to Liz Gottung, senior vice president and chief human resources officer. In this position, Dodsworth will lead the organization that...

Jefferies & Co. has published a research report on Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) after the company reported an upside to 3Q EPS that flows through to FY2010 estimates, but calls for some reduction in 2011. In the report, Jefferies writes "We are raising our 2010E ongoing EPS estimate from $4.60...