Personal Products

According to Citi, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) announced that it has selected Kimberly A. Ross (age 46) as the company's new CFO, effective Fall 2011. Citi said that Ross will join Avon from Royal Ahold N.V. where she has served as CFO since 2007, having started with the company in 2001 from Ernst...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch commented on Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) in a report released yesterday. In the report, Bank of America Merrill Lynch was positive in its assessment of the company. Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "Our price objective of $36 is driven by a P/E of 15x our ex-...

Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) today announced that it has named Kimberly A. Ross as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Andrea Jung, Avon's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Ross, age 46, is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer...

Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a two year share repurchase program for up to 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock.

I rarely, if ever, discuss options in the Small Cap Investor Daily. However, the number of questions from readers has recently picked up regarding this fast growing investment approach. And I have research analyst Andy Crowder on our team - he has over a decade...

I rarely, if ever, discuss options in the Small Cap Investor Daily. However, the number of questions from readers has recently picked up regarding this fast growing investment approach. And I have research analyst Andy Crowder on our team - he has over a decade...

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Nobel Learning Communities Inc (NASDAQ: NLCI) shares surged 33.45% to create a new 52-week high of $11.53. NLCI agreed to be purchased by Leeds Equity Partners for $11.75 per share in cash. Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL) shares jumped 6.10% to create a new 52-week high of $16.87. DELL reported upbeat...

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) today announced plans to expand into Thailand in the fourth quarter of 2011. This will be USANA's 16th market in which independent distributors sell USANA's high quality, science-based products. According to the World Federation of Direct Selling...

Oppenheimer, which raised its PT on shares of Inter Parfums Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAR), is providing some color on the stock. “We are reiterating our Outperform rating and bullish stance on IPAR, while raising our DCF-derived target price to $25 from $22, after our recent upbeat meeting with EVP and CFO...

Oppenheimer has raised the price target on Inter Parfums (NASDAQ: IPAR) from $22 to $25 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE: NUS) today announced its latest investments in innovation to its top sales leaders during a week-long incentive trip to New York City. Extending its exclusive ageLOC science, the company announced that it will introduce two new product sets to its top-selling ageLOC anti-...

15) Angela F. Braly- President and chief executive officer for WellPoint Inc. (WLP) 14) Ilene Gordon- Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Corn Products International Inc. (CPO) 13) Ho Ching- Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings Angela F. Braly ◄ Back...

Cusick's Corner The EU is still bogging down stocks and technically the challenge has been made to the Bulls. At this juncture this does not mean it's a trend change. The overall trend to the upside is intact unless there are some larger headlines (i.e. EU debt or Retail getting hit). The...

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) from $36 to $37 and maintains its Buy rating.