Personal Products

China Sky One Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSKI) today announced that its fiscal year 2010 revenue and adjusted net income, excluding the impact of derivative warrant liabilities, are expected to be lower than its previous financial guidance as a result of the termination of several major distributor...

Acasti Pharma Inc., a subsidiary of Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (Nasdaq: NEPT) reports significant results on the effects of its anti-dyslipidemic investigational drug candidate CaPre™ on C-reactive protein levels, a biomarker of CardioVascular Disease risk and associated with...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 1, 2010 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive...

Inter Parfums, Inc. (IPAR) saw sales rise 22% on record results for the second quarter as consumers resumed purchases of luxury perfumes. Inter Parfums manufactures perfumes and cosmetics under worldwide licensing deals with well-known brands such as Burberry, Van Cleef & Arpels, Jimmy Choo,...

Chicago, IL – August 31, 2010 - Stocks in this week's article include Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (AMEX: BTN), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF), iGATE Corp. (NASDAQ: IGTE), Quaker Chemical Corp. (NYSE: KWR) and Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (NYSE: CCU). Kevin Matras looks at the powerful combination of...

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) today announced that its board of directors has authorized an additional $40 million for share repurchases of its outstanding common stock. Since 2000, when the share repurchase program was instituted, the company has repurchased approximately 10.3...

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (NYSE: AOB) is believed to have an important competitive advantage among Chinese drug manufacturers to wade through pricing uncertainties in healthcare reform, according to Oppenheimer. Stable drug CPIs help envision a positive outlook for OTC pharmaceuticals...

NBTY Inc. (NTY) saw sales rise 7% for the fiscal third quarter and saw the sales growth continue into the month of July as consumers stayed on a health kick. NBTY is still a value stock, with a forward P/E of 14.4. NBTY manufactures and distributes nutritional supplements in the United States and...

Herbalife Ltd.’s (HLF) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 10.45. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s earnings for the year ending December 2010 jumped 52 cents over the past month to $4.42 per share. Herbalife Ltd. is a Zacks #1 Rank (“Strong Buy”)...

Two of the top investors are Warren Buffett and Carl Icahn. Both of these billionaires have been investing in stocks for years, with very successful track records. Warren Buffett, as most are aware, is the head of Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK-A) (BRK-B). Carl Icahn, a top trader who started his...

Analysts at Stephens Inc initiate coverage of Inter Parfums Inc (NASDAQ: IPAR) with an "equal weight" rating. The target price for IPAR is set to $19. IPAR’s shares moved up 2.86% to close at $18.00 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Jefferies & Co. is out with a research report highlighting the consumer products sector, and companies such as Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) and Tupperware (NYSE: TUP). In the report Jefferies & Co. writes, "“Momentum indicators” for these companies generally remained strong in the 2Q. HLF saw...

Shares of Estée Lauder (NYSE: EL) are moving down after the company posted its Q4 earnings below expectations. EL’s shares dipped as much as 9% before settling at $57.28, marking a 5.09% loss at 9:57 am. The company has also issued weaker-than-expected outlook for FY11. Estée Lauder’s shares have...

The Federal Reserve’s dour economic outlook cast a negative spell on the markets yesterday, sending indexes off at least 2% and shaking investors’ confidence further. The Fed’s promise to take steps to cure the ills of the economy underscored its concerns about the recovery and, therefore, did...

Pre-open movers The US stock futures index dipped today following a sell-off in the previous session that erased most of the gains of the year. While futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 82.00 points to 10,255, those on the Nasdaq 100 lost 22.75 points to 1,815. Meanwhile, S&P...