Monsanto is a focus of Justice Department antitrust investigation of US seed industryOctober 8th, 2009 Monsanto a focus of US antitrust investigationST. LOUIS — The Justice Department is investigating whether Monsanto Co.
Seed maker Monsanto posts larger 4Q loss as herbicide sales slump, adjusted earns top viewOctober 7th, 2009 Monsanto 4Q loss widens, adjusted earns beat viewST. LOUIS — Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter loss widened to $233 million in the fourth quarter on lower revenue, led by a drop in sales of its Roundup herbicide which is facing on onslaught of generic competition.
Seed maker Monsanto 4Q loss widens as sales slumpOctober 7th, 2009 Monsanto 4Q loss widens on lower salesST. LOUIS — Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter loss widened to $233 million in the fourth quarter on a decrease in revenue, led by a drop in sales of its Roundup herbicide brand.
Costco 4th-quarter profit slips partly on stronger dollar, but tops analysts' estimatesOctober 7th, 2009 Costco 4Q profit falls 6 percent but tops viewsNEW YORK — Costco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 6 percent, partly on the stronger dollar and increased employee benefit costs, but results beat analysts' estimates.
Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly results during week of 10/5/09October 2nd, 2009 Earnings schedule for week of 10/5/09Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week:
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Monsanto expands plan to cut work force by 8 percent, up from previous plan to cut 4 percentSeptember 10th, 2009 Seed company Monsanto plans deeper staff cutsST. LOUIS — Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Thursday it plans to make deeper work force cuts than previously announced, saying it will reduce its staff by about 8 percent to cut costs.
Monsanto, Procter & Gamble, Talbots, UAL, Men's Warehouse are among big market moversSeptember 10th, 2009 Monsanto, Procter & Gamble, Talbots big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Monsanto Co., down $4.18 at $79.30
The seed maker will lay off more workers than it had originally planned, and warned profit would be at the low end of its guidance. Procter & Gamble Co., up $2.28 at $56.04
Sales will begin rebounding this fall, the consumer goods maker said, as it cuts prices and sends new value-oriented products to stores.
Monsanto says full-year profit to fall at low end of previously announced outlookAugust 13th, 2009 Monsanto affirms full-year profit outlookGRINNELL, Iowa — Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, on Thursday reaffirmed its full-year profit outlook at the low end of its previously announced guidance. The St. Louis-based company said it expects its 2009 earnings to fall in range of $4.40 per share to $4.50 per share.
Citigroup, Yum Brands, PetSmart, Sprint Nextel, Pulte are among big market movers TuesdayAugust 12th, 2009 Citigroup, Yum Brands, PetSmart are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange:
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Citigroup Inc., down 25 cents to $3.69
The bank approved $6 billion in new lending initiatives in the second quarter as part of its programs supported by government bailout funds.
Yum Brands Inc., down $1.40 at $35.13
An analyst downgraded KFC
MetroPCS, Limited Brands, Amex, Buckle, P&G are among big market movers ThursdayAugust 6th, 2009 MetroPCS, Limited Brands, Amex are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange:
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MetroPCS Communications Inc., down $3.70 at $8.99
The low-cost wireless carrier had higher operating costs in the second quarter, and said its customer turnover rate increased. Brinker International Inc., down $3.21 at $15.12
The restaurant company posted profit partly due to the sale of its Romano's Macaroni Grill chain, but its outlook disappointed Wall Street.
Google overcomes slowest revenue growth yet to boost 2Q profit 19 pct, topping analyst viewsJuly 16th, 2009 Google 2Q profit up 19 pct amid slowing ad salesMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google's second-quarter profit rose 19 percent despite the slowest revenue growth since the Internet search leader went public five years ago.
Family Dollar, NRG Energy, Amgen, Alcoa, Las Vegas Sands are among big market movers WednesdayJuly 8th, 2009 Family Dollar, NRG Energy, Amgen are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Family Dollar Stores Inc., up $3.43 at $31.18
The discount retailer's profit grew as recession-struck consumers hit its stores, and its year forecast beat analysts' expectations. NRG Energy Inc., up $1.27 at $23.35
The power company rejected Exelon's sweetened takeover bid, saying it was worth more, and boosted its profit outlook for the year.
Google mutes news commentary feature as another experiment gets clipped in cost-cutting effortJuly 1st, 2009 Google silences news commentary featureMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google has quietly dropped a feature that allowed people mentioned in news stories to comment on the articles.
Family ties: Google invests another $2.6 million in startup launched by co-founder's wifeJune 19th, 2009 Google invests $2.6M in startup tied to BrinMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google is putting another $2.6 million into 23andMe, a biotech startup with family ties to its co-founder, Sergey Brin.
Now, Google the world's first 100 billion dollar brandApril 30th, 2009 LONDON - Internet search engine Google has become the world's first 100 billion dollar brand. It is worth almost 25 per cent more than rival computing corporation Microsoft, according to the annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Brands report.
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