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Over the past twelve months, shares of tobacco giant Philip Morris (PM: Charts, News, Offers) have rallied over 33%, owing to its unstoppable popularity in emerging markets despite new smoking bans in various countries. The company, which was spun o…

Shares of footwear manufacturer Deckers (DECK: Charts, News, Offers) were severely punished at the end of last week after the company revised its first quarter guidance substantially downwards. For the company’s first quarter, it now expects earning…

Troubled tech titan Hewlett-Packard (HPQ: Charts, News, Offers) posted disappointing first quarter earnings on Thursday, missing already lowered Wall Street expectations. The company posted earnings of 73 cents per share, or $1.47 billion, on revenu…

Last Friday, food products giant H.J. Heinz (HNZ: Charts, News, Offers) posted strong third quarter earnings that topped Wall Street estimates. Heinz posted GAAP-adjusted earnings of 88 cents per share, a 4.8% improvement over the prior year quarter…

Shares of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT: Charts, News, Offers) fell by -$2.41 or 3.86 percent to close at $60.07 per share on Tuesday after the company reported slightly worse than expected diluted earnings per share of $1.44 in its fourth quarter. Thi…

Shares of General Motors (GM: Charts, News, Offers), the formerly bankrupt auto giant, posted its biggest profit ever last Thursday. The company, which went public over a year ago after a controversial government bailout, posted fourth quarter earni…

This week, food giant Kellogg (K: Charts, News, Offers) acquired the iconic Pringles potato crisp brand from Procter & Gamble (PG: Charts, News, Offers) for $2.7 billion. The acquisition was completed announced after a proposed $1.5 billion offer fr…

This week, tire manufacturer Goodyear (GT: Charts, News, Offers) reported strong fourth quarter earnings, with a profit of 7 cents per share, or $18 million, on revenue of $5.7 billion. This was a vast improvement over the loss of 73 cents per share…

Shares of IMAX Corporation (IMAX: Charts, News, Offers) closed up +2.46 or +11 percent to $24.53 per share on Tuesday, after the company reported that it had agreed to install four new digital IMAX theater systems in China. The Mississauga, Ontario-…

Activision Blizzard (ATVI: Charts, News, Offers), the largest video game publisher in the world, beat Wall Street estimates with stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue last week. The company posted non-GAAP adjusted earnings of 62 cents per sha…