Filed under: Investing , Stock Picks , AMD Shares in Kroger ( KR ) have tumbled more than 15% since the supermarket giant said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings missed Wall Street’s forecast by massive 10 cents a share, prompting the company to cut its outlook. How can Kroger, a company that should be benefiting from cash-strapped consumers eating more meals at home, be faring so poorly? Price deflation. Yes, traffic to grocery stores is up, but frugal shoppers are increasingly going for stuff that’s on sale (which hurts margins). And, of course, there’s intense price competition from Wal-Mart ( WMT ), Supervalu ( SVU ) and Safeway ( SWY ). The result was a lousy quarter, with more headwinds to come. Continue reading Kroger plunges after earnings. Time to buy on weakness? Kroger plunges after earnings. Time to buy on weakness? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Technology , Economy , Media The CEO of News Corp.’s ( NWS ) Fox Filmed Entertainment this week called for a U.S. “three strikes” law, similar to one just passed in France, that would cut off suspected Internet pirates’ Web connections and could land them in jail. Speaking at a press conference in Athens, Fox’s Jim Gianopulos called internet piracy the single greatest threat facing Holloywood and said it was internet providers’ responsibility to police their users for illicit activity. “If we can do that, it would be a big victory against piracy,” Gianopulos said. The Hollywood executive’s comments came as Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sherrod Brown of Ohio wrote to the Obama administration, expressing their concern over the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement , which the world’s top nations are negotiating, largely in secret talks. Continue reading Senators blast Obama’s secret trade talks as Fox head calls for ‘3 strikes’ Senators blast Obama’s secret trade talks as Fox head calls for ‘3 strikes’ originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Investing , Earnings , Campbell Soup Company , Stock Picks When you’re the world’s biggest soup maker, it’s important to have good stock. Campbell Soup ( CPB ) reported Monday that its fiscal-first quarter earnings rose 17%, beating Wall Street’s view by a hearty 6 cents a share. True, revenue dipped slightly, but that was more due to difficult year-over-year comparisons and the fact that Campbell rolled out its major soup-season marketing campaign a couple of months early this year. Continue reading Campbell Soup’s stock looks m’m, m’m good Campbell Soup’s stock looks m’m, m’m good originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Investing , Stock Picks As the U.S. dollar continues to swoon anything denominated in greenbacks is getting a boost. Just witness what’s happening in the commodity markets, where gold topped $1,100 an ounce Monday and oil is back flirting with 80 bucks a barrel. That’s made mining and energy stocks popular bets on the flaccid greenback — but also kind of a crowded trade these days. For an alternative, longer-term wager on a weak dollar (and emerging-market growth), consumer products stalwart Colgate-Palmolive ( CL ) looks good. Continue reading Colgate-Palmolive looks like a bright and shiny weak-dollar play Colgate-Palmolive looks like a bright and shiny weak-dollar play originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Investing , Stock Picks , Procter & Gamble At first blush you’d think Kimberly-Clark ( KMB ) couldn’t loose. In both good times and bad, people need Kleenex tissues, Huggies diapers and Scott paper towels. Of course there’s plenty of competition from powerhouse Procter & Gamble ( PG ) (Charmin, Pampers, Bounty), not to mention store brands. And rising commodity costs are a concern (the super-absorbent polymers that make diapers so effective are synthesized, ultimately, from oil.) Continue reading Kleenex-maker Kimberly-Clark’s stock is nothing to sneeze at Kleenex-maker Kimberly-Clark’s stock is nothing to sneeze at originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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