Filed under: Earnings reports , Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) , Procter and Gamble (PG) , Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB ), a consumer products entity whose colleagues include Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG ) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ), is up today on third-quarter results. At the time of this writing, my screen was showing shares of Kimberly-Clark higher by a little under 6%

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Filed under: Stocks to Buy Medical equipment giant Becton Dickinson’s (NYSE: BDX ) stock has meandered since recommended on March 17, 2009 at a price of $65.66, with volatility, most likely due to U.S. federal health care reform legislation uncertainty, but look for better quarters ahead, when the dust settles, which is why I’m reiterating my Buy rating for the company’s shares. In FY2010, Becton’s revenue growth should total about 5-7%, after essentially flat revenue in FY2009

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Sideways stock movement likely over for Becton Dickinson

Filed under: eBay (EBAY) , McDonald’s (MCD) , 3M Corporation (MMM) Markets rose substantially at the end of the day, in part led by the strong earnings reports from 5 of 30 DJIA components this morning alone. This was despite the discussions of the risks of the US’s Triple-A rating , another drop in home prices, and despite weekly jobless claims heading highe r. Here were today’s unofficial closing bell levels: Dow 10,081.31 +131.95 (1.33%) S&P 500 1,092.91 +11.51 (1.06%) Nasdaq 2,165.29 +14.56 (0.68%) Top Market Rumors Top 10 Analyst Calls Continue reading Closing Bell: DJIA component earnings lift market (EBAY, HTE, MI, MCD, MMM) Closing Bell: DJIA component earnings lift market (EBAY, HTE, MI, MCD, MMM) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST

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Closing Bell: DJIA component earnings lift market (EBAY, HTE, MI, MCD, MMM)

Filed under: China , Boeing Co (BA) True entrepreneurs will go to any length to get their companies off the ground. And, they’re known for accepting the consequences of the risks they take

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Economic espionage comes to trial, first time with a jury

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Filed under: Earnings reports , Hershey Co (HSY) , Kraft Foods’A’ (KFT) Hershey (NYSE: HSY ) had a more than acceptable third quarter in terms of bottom-line growth, but it looks like the market couldn’t care less. As I write this, shares of the candy company are trading down 4.4% in the afternoon session, on extremely sweet volume (and by sweet, I mean bad).

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Hershey’s Q3 results give investors an early Halloween fright — why?

Filed under: Baxter Intl (BAX) , Stocks to Buy Although Baxter International’s (NYSE: BAX ) shares have underperformed since the Buy rating on March 13, 2009 at a price of $51.16, there’s been no change in the company’s positive operational characteristics, hence I’m Reiterating my Buy rating. And what’s Baxter’s key operational characteristic? Versatility

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Filed under: Major movement , Forecasts , Good news , Options , Technical Analysis J. Crew Group (NYSE: JCG - option chain ) shares are rising today after the company lifted its third-quarter EPS forecast by 80% to a range of 54 to 59 cents, up from a previous range of 30 to 33 cents. Analysts are expecting the company to report a profit of 36 cents per share.

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Filed under: Earnings reports , United Parcel’B’ (UPS) Speedy delivery service United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS ) delivered a mixed bag of third-quarter results on Thursday. The company reported earnings of 55 cents per share, topping the consensus estimate by two cents per share. While these results were better than the consensus estimate, they are a far cry from the 96 cents per share earned in the same quarter a year ago

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