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Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 7:26am
Kraft Foods and Whole Foods to Open Near 52-Week Highs
The Dow closed up less than 1%, Nasdaq and S&P 500 more than 1%, yesterday, and plenty of stocks rose to new 52-week highs in the trading session. Among them were Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) and Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM), which reached multiyear highs of $38.82 and $78.29 per share,...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 12:06pm
Nine Food Stocks for a Hungry Portfolio
A hungry portfolio might find a pick-me-up in one or more of these food-related stocks, all of which have had some momentum in the past few months, if not longer. Breakfast General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is up more than 13% from a nine-month low in August, as well as up about 18% from a year ago. This...
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Dole Food Earnings Preview: EPS Expected to Be Up 25%
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 8:53am
Dole Food (NYSE: DOLE) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Thursday, July 28, after the closing bell. The world's largest producer of fresh fruit and vegetables posted strong first-quarter results due in part to higher prices and improved market conditions in Europe and Asia. And...
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General Mills Earnings Preview: Marginal Sales Growth Expected
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 8:30am
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is set to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 results tomorrow, June 29, before the markets open. The report should offer a look at where things stand in terms of the cost of food and transportation. Analysts are looking for the maker of Wheaties and Lucky Charms to report...
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