Household Products

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) currently boasts 23 brands that generate more than $1B each in revenue annually, and has overhauled its marketing and advertising strategies to do more promotion and selling of the company, more than any one brand in particular, Citigroup reports. CEO...

Shares of Kimberly Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) are higher on the session by 0.43%, currently trading at $66.46. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months, accelerating its rise as of late. The stock is nearing its 52-wek high of $67.03. Options traders are betting that KMB can...

September 7, 2010 (Investorideas.com water stocks newswire, www.water-stocks.com ) Investorideas.com and its water investor portal, www.water-stocks.com publish sector commentary from Lisa Springer, CFA, an equity research analyst and financial writer, on public and private companies participating...

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) Chairman, President and CEO, Ian Cook will present on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. ET at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Investment Conference. ] Investors may access a live webcast of this presentation on Colgate’s web site at http://www.colgate.com. For...

There were a couple of articles I think are related, one in the FT and the other Barron's that are worth touching on. The article from the FT included this chart of the average holding period for US equities. While this is drastic I am a little surprised how low it was back in 1980 and also a...

Following up on his intention of buying 19.9% of Wesco Financial Corp.’s (WSC) holding, Warren Buffett -- Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) -- yesterday formally announced a bid to that effect. The offer laid down by Buffet to buy the rest of Wesco includes a combination of...

I wanted to carry the dividends idea forward a little bit. There are some enormous dividends out there to be had. What I thought I would do is construct a portfolio where for each sector there is one very high yielding stock and one ETF. For compliance reasons I need to shy away from specific...

The birth rate in the United States has fallen to its lowest level in 2009, the lowest in a century, due to what many economists fear is a reaction to the recessionary economy. Last year, the birth rate dropped by over 2.5% on an increase in population. For many families, children are their biggest...

Yesterday, Waren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) announced its intention to buy 20% of Wesco Financial Corp. (WSC), a company run and controlled by Charles T. Munger. Following approval by shareholders’ of both the companies, the Wesco deal will be...

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...

Analysts at CitiGroup reiterated their Buy rating for shares of Proctor & Gamble (PG) as well as their $69 price target. In its report, CitiGroup states, "For a company of this size, and given the intense global competitive landscape, we think these growth rates are impressive." The Procter...

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SOMX) shares received a major boost recently with the company entering into a co-promotional deal with Procter & Gamble (PG) for its insomnia treatment Silenor. Somaxon shares were up 28.8% on the news. Silenor is approved for the treatment for insomnia...

The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) moved down about 1% after the report of Commerce Department showing weaker-than-expected gain in the durable-goods orders in July. The financial-sector ETF is down 9% so far in August. Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) lost about 1.21%, while the Bank of America...

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SOMX) climbed 59.64% to $5.38 at 10:36 am. Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) has agreed to co-promote SOMX’s new insomnia medication Silenor. Coldwater Creek Inc (NASDAQ: CWTR) jumped 23.28% to $4.13. CWTR has reported better-than-expected Q2 results. Vista Gold Corp...