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WD-40 Company (WDFC) recently announced it expected its fiscal 2010 earnings per share would meet or top its previously issued guidance. WD-40 manufactures 3 multi-purpose maintenance brands, WD-40, 3-IN-ONE and Blue Works, and 8 homecare and cleaning brands including 2000 flushes toilet bowl...

Energizer Holdings' (ENR) third quarter 2010 earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.39 per share or 41%, riding on higher sales, launch of new Schick Hydro, meaningful cost-saving initiatives, favorable foreign currency impact, higher battery sales and lower-than-expected A&P spending...

What Stock has Raised its Dividends for 54 Years in a Row?Over the course of the last few years, the Dow Jones has lacked consistency, presenting a volatile platform of figures that are making investors ever more hesitant. What market analysts are now seeing is the growth and solidarity contained...

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Energizer Holdings Inc. (ENR) saw sales rise in the fiscal third quarter due to the launch of the Schick Hydro. The company has a forward P/E of just 11.3, under the industry average of 13.1. Energizer Holdings manufactures consumer products mainly under 3 brands: Energizer batteries (yes- the...

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Warner Chilcott plc (WCRX) posted second-quarter earnings of 95 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 cents and the prior-year earnings of 44 cents. Higher revenues accounted for increased earnings. Revenues Quarterly revenues, at $815.6 million, more than tripled from $250.8...

Fresh signs of trouble for the global recovery and the Fed’s gloomier economic forecast rocked Wall Street on Wednesday, breathing new life into fears of a double-dip recession and sparking a 265-point plunge on the Dow. Wednesday’s Markets The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 265.42 points, or 2....

• National Securities initiated coverage of NeoStem (NYSE: NBS) with a "buy" rating and a $3 price target • WD-40 (NASDAQ: WDFC) offered upside fiscal 2010 guidance for fully diluted share earnings matching or topping prior guidance $2.05-$2.14 • Macy's (NYSE: M) beat estimates with second quarter...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Acacia Research Corp (ACTG) Alphatec Holdings, Inc (ATEC) Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) Comtech Telecommunications Corp (CMTL) Cray Inc (CRAY) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List.    ACACIA RES-TECH (ACTG): Free...

Central Garden & Pet Company’s (CENT) third-quarter 2010 results fell short of the Zacks’ expectations. The quarterly earnings of 40 cents a share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents and dropped 9.1% from the prior-year quarter.   The quarterly earnings underperformed the Zacks...

Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) announced today that its CEO Brenda C. Barnes will resign from the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. She was on a prolonged medical leave since May 14, 2010 following a stroke. Under Barnes’ leadership, Sara Lee undertook various business restructuring...