Colgate-Palmolive CEO Ian Cook says consumers around the world react differently to prices

October 29th, 2009 Colgate-Palmolive 3Q profit rises 18 percentCHICAGO — Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s higher prices have continued to stick, helping the consumer products company post an 18 percent higher third-quarter profit. Many consumer products companies, like Colgate, raised prices in the past year to cover higher ingredient costs, but some analysts say that won't be the case in coming months.

October 29th, 2009 Consumers returning to big brandsSigns of an improving economy might be in your kitchen or bathroom cupboards. Consumers are showing a willingness to pay a little more to get Colgate toothpaste, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and Gillette Fusion shavers.

October 28th, 2009 Earnings Preview: Colgate-Palmolive to report 3QNEW YORK — Personal care products maker Colgate-Palmolive Co. reports earnings for the fiscal third quarter on Thursday.

October 8th, 2009 Colgate-Palmolive sets dividend of 44 centsNEW YORK — Consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive Co. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 44 cents per share.

September 18th, 2009 Disney studio chief Dick Cook to step downBURBANK, Calif. — Walt Disney Co.

July 30th, 2009 Colgate 2Q profit rises, but sales fall shortMILWAUKEE — Consumer products maker Colgate-Palmolive said Thursday its second-quarter profit rose 14 percent, largely on price increases, but sales slumped as consumers reacted negatively to the higher prices. Investors worried about the soft sales, sending shares down $4.02, or 5.3 percent, to $71.83.

July 30th, 2009 Colgate-Palmolive 2Q profit rises on lower costsNEW YORK — Consumer products maker Colgate-Palmolive said Thursday its second-quarter profit rose 14 percent even as sales fell, and it beat analysts' profit predictions as it held costs in check. The New York-based maker of toothpaste, dish soap and Hill's Science Diet pet food earned $561.6 million, or $1.07 per share, in the quarter that ended in June.

July 26th, 2009 Investors look to extend restarted rallyNEW YORK — A stock market that resumed its rally on upbeat earnings reports gets another batch of numbers this week — and must decide whether to keep going or backtrack. Over the past two weeks, the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index have each jumped more than 11 percent as companies across almost every industry issued better-than-expected earnings reports or forecasts for the rest of 2009.

July 25th, 2009 Purveyors of everyday basics to offer insightsNEW YORK — Investors are looking for glimmers of economic hope in the everyday basics, from cereal to pens to cleaning supplies. Consumers worried about jobs and tight credit have not only cut back on big-ticket items like sofas but also scaled back on the daily necessities.

July 10th, 2009 Oil dips below $59 as earnings season opensNEW YORK — Oil prices dipped below $59 a barrel Friday, ending a week in which crude has fallen more than 10 percent on growing pessimism about the economy and also the well being of companies about to report second-quarter earnings. Benchmark crude for August delivery fell more than 2 percent, or $1.28, to $59.13 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, but at one pointed traded as low as $58.72.

July 10th, 2009 Oil hovers near $60 as traders eye company resultsSINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered just above $60 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors braced for a slew of company earnings reports next week that will provide clues on the strength of crude demand. Benchmark crude for August delivery was down 9 cents at $60.32 a barrel by midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

July 10th, 2009 Oil below $60 as earnings season opensNEW YORK — Oil prices sank below $60 a barrel Friday, ending a week in which crude has fallen more than 10 percent on growing pessimism about the economy and also the well-being of companies about to report second-quarter earnings. Benchmark crude for August delivery fell 52 cents to settle at $59.89 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, but at one pointed traded as low as $58.72.

July 10th, 2009 Oil drops below $60 as traders eye company resultsSINGAPORE — Oil prices dropped below $60 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors braced for a slew of company earnings reports next week that will provide clues on the strength of crude demand. Benchmark crude for August delivery was down 68 cents at $59.73 a barrel by late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

April 30th, 2009 Big brands feel pinch in sales as shoppers scrimpCINCINNATI — Shoppers around the globe are cutting down on optional purchases like fine fragrances and turning to cheaper store brands for everyday items like toilet paper, sapping sales for consumer stalwarts like Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Kellogg. P&G reported a drop in quarterly profit Thursday — nearly 4 percent — for the first time in eight years, and the world's largest maker of consumer products forecast that its full-year sales would fall as well.

April 30th, 2009 Colgate-Palmolive 1Q profit rises 9 percentNEW YORK — Higher selling prices and cost cuts helped first-quarter profit rise 9 percent, consumer goods maker Colgate-Palmolive Co. said Thursday, despite the stronger dollar and a drop in European sales.