Consumer Goods Active Movers: Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE:PF), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

The S&P 500 climbed 0.6 per cent to 1,911.91 in New York yesterday as JBS SA’s US$6.4 billion offer for Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) helped gains stoked by the economic data. Futures on the S&P 500 were little changed today. Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) stock performance was 22.07% in last session and finished the day…

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Consumer Goods Active Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ)

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) supplier Foxconn Technology Group will buy a stake in Taiwanese mobile telecoms operator Asia Pacific Telecom for T$11.6 billion ($390 million) in a deal that would expand its presence in Taiwan’s fledgling 4G telecoms market. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 1.13% in last session and finished the day at $614.13. Traded…

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NYSE Active Stocks: Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP)

Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) on May 13 announced that it has been named one of the “Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities” by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading multicultural business-to-business website. The company was ranked 7th on the list, and was honored for differentiating itself in the market place in a time when more companies…

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Hot Stocks: Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR)

Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) is planning to close at least 400 U.S. stores, as its merger with OfficeMax resulted in an overlap of retail locations that can be consolidated. Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) expects to close 150 stores this year, mostly in the fourth quarter. All of the store closures are anticipated to occur by…

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Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)

It took nearly 6 months, but former Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts has officially joined Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as its new Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores. Her bio has been added to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s executive leadership website, making her transition from Burberry complete. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 0.24% in last…

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Stocks to Watch: Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Visa Inc (NYSE:V), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Chinese video sites, including Baidu Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU)’s IQiyi, have been aggressively buying copyrights to licensed content to win advertisers and paying members as China’s 618 million Web users search for entertainment. Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock performance was 1.98% in last session and finished the day at $162.91. Traded volume was 9.47million shares in…

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