Final Glance: Consumer companies
AP - Tue Jul 29, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top consumer companies were down at the close of trading:
Senate confirms McDonald as VA secretary
By MATTHEW DALY - AP - Tue Jul 29, 4:40PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald as the new Veterans Affairs secretary, with a mission to overhaul an agency beleaguered by long veterans' waits for health care and VA workers falsifying records to cover up delays.
Commander: 'Together, we can get VA back on track'
PR Newswire - Tue Jul 29, 2:34PM CDT
American Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger today thanked the Senate for acting quickly to confirm the nomination of former Procter & Gamble Chief Executive Officer Robert McDonald to become secretary of the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs. "The time to act is now," Dellinger said. "Veterans are waiting for the care they earned and deserve."
Midday Glance: Consumer companies
AP - Tue Jul 29, 12:30PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top consumer companies are down at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Consumer companies
AP - Tue Jul 29, 10:28AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top consumer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Deal to improve veterans' health care costs $17B
By MATTHEW DALY - AP - Mon Jul 28, 3:48PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal announced Monday would authorize about $17 billion to help veterans avoid long waits for health care, hire more doctors and nurses to treat veterans and make it easier to fire executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Procter & Gamble (PG) Breaks Through Support at $79.23
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Jul 28, 9:31AM CDT
Shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE
Judge Stays Procter & Gamble Patent Case in Response to Patent Validity Challenges
Business Wire - Mon Jul 28, 8:00AM CDT
United States District Court Judge Timothy S. Black has issued an Order staying the case of The Procter & Gamble Company vs. CAO Group, Inc. pending the outcome of a determination of the validity of P&G's patents by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
3 Stocks Senior Citizens Can Consider Purchasing Right Now
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 27, 7:22AM CDT
Last week we took a closer look at some of the most common money mistakes that senior citizens make . I would contend that the item on top of that list is investing too conservatively. On one hand, I perfectly understand the reasoning behind...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Next Week's Game Plan
at The Street - Fri Jul 25, 6:51PM CDT
As global tensions ratchet up the worry, investors need to raise cash and stay largely on the sidelines, Cramer advises.
Procter & Gamble Earnings Preview: The Absolute Essentials
Asit Sharma, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jul 25, 5:30PM CDT
Procter & Gamble Company reports fiscal fourth-quarter 2014 earnings on Aug. 1. P&G has a number of initiatives underway to improve organic revenue growth, as well as the quality of its earnings. In the accompanying slideshow, we'll preview...
Business events scheduled for the coming month
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Jul 25, 12:50PM CDT
FRIDAY, Aug. 1
Procter & Gamble (PG) Crosses Pivot Point Support at $79.97
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 25, 9:01AM CDT
Shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE
Is the Q2 Earnings Improvement Sustainable? - Earnings Preview
Sheraz Mian - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 25, 3:08AM CDT
Is the Q2 Earnings Improvement Sustainable? - Earnings Preview