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In its weekly report, the U.S. Department of Labor said, for the week ending June 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 386,000. This reading was higher than the consensus estimate of 385,000, but decreased 6,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 392,000....

The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index is an indicator intended to measure consumer confidence in the United States, which is classified as the level of optimism for the general economic condition of the country. This index is expressed through consumer's activities of savings and...

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL), shares of which are trading near a multiyear high, is scheduled to report first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow April 26, with a conference call and webcast at 11 AM Eastern. Investors will be looking for Colgate to get back on track after a profit decline in the fourth...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to be in a sphere all by itself these days, and its fiscal second-quarter results no doubt will be the highlight of the earnings reports due this week. However, others also on tap this week to share their results for the most recent quarter include Amazon.com (NASDAQ:...

The earnings crunch rolls on this week. Among those scheduled to step into the spotlight are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Analysts expect them post year-over-year earnings growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Boeing...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...

At the end of last week, consumer goods giants Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) and Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) reached new mutliyear highs of $93.73 and $69.88 per share, respectively. Colgate-Palmolive recently said it would buy back 50 million of its shares. The company also completed the...

While the markets trended downward most of the day yesterday, consumer goods giants Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) and Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) reached new mutliyear highs of $90.99 and $69.39 per share, respectively. Colgate-Palmolive reported strong second-quarter results earlier this summer,...

Having recovered from the recent market volatility, Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) and Unilever (NYSE: UL) reached new 52-week highs of $141.71 and $33.74 per share, respectively, in yesterday's trading session. Polo Ralph Lauren easily beat EPS estimates for the most recent quarter, bought back...

Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)...

The new earnings season does not kick off until Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Novellus (NASDAQ: NVLS) report their second-quarter results July 11, followed shortly thereafter by Marriot (NYSE: MAR), Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and others. So this week, things will be pretty quiet on the...

The U.S.-Russia Business Council Board Members, led by USRBC Chairman Klaus Kleinfeld of Alcoa, met today with President Medvedev in St. Petersburg at The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to present him with a letter voicing their full support for the Russian Federation's accession to...