Packaged Foods & Meats

Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) today reported third quarter 2010 results. - Net revenues grew 26.2% to $11.9 billion; Combined Organic Net Revenues(1) grew 2.1% - Diluted EPS was $0.43; Operating EPS(1) was $0.47 - Cadbury integration progressing well - Company confirmed 2010 Operating EPS guidance...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alterra Cap Holdings Ltd (ALTE) American Dairy Inc (ADY) Arbitron Inc (ARB) Asset Acceptance Cap Corp (AACC) AU Optronics Corp ADR (AUO) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ASSET ACCEPTNCE (AACC): Free Stock Analysis Report...

Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Mohawk Industries (NYSE: MHK) 3,059 puts, 51 calls 2. Guess Inc. (NYSE: GES) 2,678 puts, 84 calls 3. Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF) 10,852 puts, 752 calls 4. TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) 3,...

In remarks today at the Morningstar Stocks Forum, General Mills (NYSE: GIS) reaffirmed guidance for fiscal 2011 of low single-digit sales growth, mid-single digit segment operating profit growth and adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.46 to $2.48 before any mark-to-market effects.

Argus downgrades Kellogg (NYSE: K) from Hold to Sell.

H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Foodstar from Transpac Industrial Holdings Ltd., a private equity holding company, and various Transpac Funds. The purchase price consists of a cash payment of $165 million and a potential earn-out payment in...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures pointed to a much stronger open Thursday, the morning after the Federal Reserve said it would inject $600 billion into the U.S. economy in another round of quantitative easing to bolster the recovery. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up by 59...

Smart Balance, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMBL) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Net sales were $59.9 million in the third quarter of 2010, compared to net sales of $59.8 million in the third quarter of 2009. Earnings per share increased to $0.03 in the...

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN), a leading natural and organic products company providing consumers with A Healthy Way of Life™, today reported results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2010. Net sales for the first quarter totaled $258.0 million versus $230.5 million in the...

Stock futures pointed to solid gains Thursday as positive earnings out of Europe helped lift stocks overnight. As of 7 a.m. in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 62 points, or 0.55%, to 11239.00, the S&P 500 index futures were up 7.7 points to 1205.00 and the Nasdaq 100...

General Contractors industry was the worst performer in Wednesday's trading session, with a decrease of 5.41%. Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) plunged 9.98% on earnings results. In the after hours, PWR gained 1.34%. Consumer Services sector fell 4.35% today, as Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (ADR...

J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: JJSF) today reported record sales and earnings for its 2010 fiscal year. Sales for the fiscal year ended September 25, 2010 increased 7% to $696.7 million from $653.0 million in the fiscal year ended September 26, 2009. Net earnings increased 17% to $48.4...

Shares of Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) are higher on the session by 0.29%, currently trading at $10.27. The stock has been moving largely sideways for the past six months following a sharp sell off in mid-May on high volume. Shares now appear to be consolidating around the 50-day moving average...