Final Glance: Consumer companies
AP - 1 hr 56 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) ' Shares of some top consumer companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Procter & Gamble Announces $2.9 Billion Pet Food Sale in Strong Day on Wall Street
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 2:30PM CDT
Wall Street's ups and downs continued today, but the market decided to move higher on the latest word from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average  was up 0.94% near the end of trading and everything from oil to gold was on the rise....
Midday Glance: Consumer companies
AP - Wed Apr 09, 12:16PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) ' Shares of some top consumer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
3 Reasons to Buy Church & Dwight
Philip Saglimbeni, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 12:05PM CDT
Any investor who took the time to read the latest conference call from Church & Dwight had to come away at least a little excited. The enthusiasm from management, particularly Executive Chairman and CEO James Craigie, was great to witness and...
Bad Press Aside, Target Has Upside Potential
at The Street - Wed Apr 09, 11:51AM CDT
Whenever Target's dividend yield closes in on 3%, investors forget about the bad press and start buying.
Procter & Gamble (PG) To Unload Portion of Pet Food Segment
at The Street - Wed Apr 09, 11:30AM CDT
Procter & Gamble (PG) has agreed to sell a significant portion of its pet food business to Mars Incorporated.
P&G Sells Pet Food Brands To Mars For $2.9 Billion
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 09, 11:17AM CDT
Procter & Gamble (PG) sold some of its pet-food brands to Mars Inc. as part of its plan to shed noncore assets like food to focus on its personal care and home care divisions. Procter & Gamble sold its Iams, Eukanuba and Natura brands to Mars for...
P&G selling pet food brands to Mars for $2.9B
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - Wed Apr 09, 10:54AM CDT
MCLEAN, Va. (AP) ' Procter & Gamble is crying uncle on the edible business so it can focus on its core brands like Tide detergent and Pampers diapers.
The Procter & Gamble Company Selling Major Pet Care Stake for $2.9 Billion
Justin Loiseau, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 10:49AM CDT
The Procter & Gamble Company announced today that it is selling a major stake in its pet food businesses to privately held Mars , for $2.9 billion in cash. While Mars may be better known for its candy bars than pet products, Mars Petcare...
Procter & Gamble Sheds Pet Food Business
at The Street - Wed Apr 09, 10:10AM CDT
Mars, the purveyor of Snickers and M&M's, expanded its pet food business on Wednesday with a deal to acquire Procter & Gamble's pet food brands Iams, Eukanuba and Natura for $2.9 billion in cash.
Dow Today: Procter & Gamble (PG) Higher
at The Street - Wed Apr 09, 10:00AM CDT
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG ), which is sporting a 63-cent gain (+0.8%) bringing the stock to $81.98.
Procter & Gamble (PG) Breaks Through Resistance at $81.81
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 09, 9:03AM CDT
Shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE
Mars, Incorporated to Buy Significant Portion of Procter & Gamble's Pet Food Business in a Key Strategic Move
Business Wire - Wed Apr 09, 8:11AM CDT
--Brands have strong strategic fit with Mars' Petcare business: Acquisition complements Mars' global Petcare portfolio.
Mars, Incorporated To Buy Significant Portion Of Procter & Gamble's Pet Food Business In A Key Strategic Move
PR Newswire Europe - Wed Apr 09, 8:01AM CDT
- Mars, Incorporated agrees to acquire IAMS(R), EUKANUBA(R), and NATURA(R) brands for US$2.9 Billion in cash.
The New Gillette BODY Razor and Its Team of Elite Athletes Help Men Get #BODYREADY for Summer
Business Wire - Wed Apr 09, 7:45AM CDT
To help men get #BODYREADY just in time to lose their shirts and bare their chests for summer, Gillette BODY has teamed up with three BODY athlete ambassadors to share tips and tricks for achieving peak performance: internationally-renowned skateboarder Ryan Sheckler, multiple world champion and Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball Phil Dalhausser, and CrossFit champ Jason Khalipa. In addition, lucky consumers could have an opportunity to participate in an ultimate #BODYREADY personal training day with each athlete.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: What's Going on Here?
at The Street - Tue Apr 08, 7:11PM CDT
The market is so confusing and Cramer is seeing some of his favorite stocks being sold off heavily.
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.07% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 08, 3:43PM CDT
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